Mornin`, is anyone awake and able to help me with these clues from Newcastle Evening Chronicle?
1d)A French greeting not gladly received (9) - - - e - - - m -
2d) To shorten old record one is splitting large volume(9) - - - t - - - s -
9a) Asian country that will progress rapidly, so to speak (6) - - - - o -
28a) Article otherwise concealed (3) t - e
Thanks that`s a good help, had thought unwelcome just couldn`t make the connection. The letters for (a)Asian country that will progress rapidly so to speak
n - p - o - Haven`t had time to give it some thought as yet so I`ll probably manage that--once again `ta`