Any Help Please

[johnT]

Any help please - quite sure of adjoining letters but I've been wrong before.

4d. Meaningless marks scandium on northern river (8) ???I????

13a. End as fat end is removed (4) ??T?

8a. Taxier of sporty boys in America (6,3) ?A???R / ?O?
I had CAMPER VAN but 6d discounted that answer (see 6d)

6d. Time being not church of England (5) ???C?
I have NONCE

17a. Transformation of a dimmer swimmer (7) ?????i?

18d. One side of the head affected by her changing after a short day (8) ??N?U?A?

Thanks

[Mamyalynne]

17 Mermaid

[dannyk13]

4d, Sc ribble
13a.Fate
17a.Mermaid

[cashier]

17 Mermaid Anag a dimmer

[johnT]

Hi
If 4d is SCRIBBLE then 13a can't be FATE as it would be B?T?

[dannyk13]

18d.Monaural

[dannyk13]

13a. Butt(er)

[dannyk13]

any more letters for 8a ?

[johnT]

8a. Taxier of sporty boys in America (6,3) ?A?C?R / ?O?

[dannyk13]

John, are you sure of taxier?

[johnT]

Yes definitely TAXIER
8a. Taxier of sporty boys in America (6,3) ?A?C?R / ?O?
As I previously explained, I originally had CAMPER VAN but discounted it as 6d puts O in VAN.
Also since then 4d SCRIBBLE puts the letter C in the first word.
A bit baffled her

[dannyk13]

Can't find taxier in any dictionary.Does it mean one who taxies planes?

[cashier]

Are you sure of the A? It could be soccer mom

[johnT]

I suspect a taxier is someone who drives, taxi's or ferries anyone or anything around.

Do you agree with my 6d answer as NONCE
6d. Time being not church of England (5) ...C. (I have NONCE)

[cashier]

Danny I think Taxier is just a term for someone who ferried kids from place to place. Not slang but a made up word.

[Mamyalynne]

Well done Cashier.

Nonce is right.

[johnT]

SOCCER MOM is perfect
That means a not mentioned answer that I thought to be right...............Is not
So 3d. Dispense money given away (4,3) ?O?E OUT could be DOLE OUT rather than GAVE OUT that I previously had

Sorry for confusion and thanks everyone

[dannyk13]

Just glad you got sorted.