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[wendyb99]

Can anyone help, i'm stuck on two

15a Tree stumo from which shoots spring (5) _ _ O_L

62a Moisture-loving tree (5) _L_ _ _

The trees appear to be against me tonight.

[sarumite]

15a Stool

[mac44]

62a. Alder?

[turnerjmw]

I think Alder. Can't dismiss Elder, of course. Any views on whether 58ac is Octet or Octad, and 54d Dither or Dodder?

[wendyb99]

i've put 58a octet and 54d dither

[wendyb99]

56d defer or deter?

[Catron]

I have gone for the opposite as I think dodder is better than dither for 'slow and unsteady'.

[turnerjmw]

Too many uncertainties here for my liking. Alder/Elder, Octet/Octad, Dither/Dodder, Defer/Deter, and probably a couple more. I've gone for the first-named, but my confidence is ebbing away, particularly on Octet/Dither, Dither fits for unsteady meaning indecisive, but it is a slight stretch. I'll have tippexed it several times before I send it.