Observer Cryptic 3410 Sunday February 12th 2012

[MamaLaird]

need help with 2 down and 9 across to finish. Thanks!

[boxtops]

mamalaird, thanks for posting the title, but you didn't need to start a new thread, just add it to your other thread - and we still don't know what the clues are, we don't all have the crosswords in front of us!

[Lie-in King]

Hi MamaLaird - it's always preferable to post the full clues, numbers of letters & any you've placed, so that people without the puzzle can more readily help you :-)

That said, & as an example for next time -

2d Pulled political pamphlet showing wrong date on the outside (9) A?T?A?T?D

Attracted - anag 'date' (outside) 'tract'

9a Nuts about English short-story writer (5) B?T?S

Bates - 'bats' (nuts; mad) (about) E(nglish)