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[Chaseman]

Last two to get, interlinked. ^ is the common letter

14a Assassin’s first approach room? ^?e?a?

14d Buck up king found underneath throne with tart (5,4) ^?o?s ?a?p

14a could be axeman?

[drmorgans]

14a Leeway

14d Look Sharp

[Chaseman]

Thanks. My mistake, 14d is indeed 4,5 so look sharp does look right. However I can’t parse either answer! Can you explain?

[aelmpvw]

loo = throne
k = king
sharp = tart

[aelmpvw]

lee = assassin
way = approach

[Chaseman]

I see that one now. I was looking for R for king and tart as in either pie or prostitute!

Still cannot see ‘leeway”

[aelmpvw]

lee harvey oswald?

[Chaseman]

Lee as in Bruce? Way to mean “approach” is a bit Delphic!

[Chaseman]

Yes, I suppose it must be Oswald.

[LongTimeLukeR]

Assassin (Lee Harvey Oswald)'s FIRST = Lee

Approach = Way

Room is the clue, i.e. make room = give leeway