Cryptic - Colossus 246

[SueRad]

First time i've used answer bank - so here goes...
3d They may cause alarm bells to ring t?e?t?
18d was not terribly seaworthy, in principle t?e?r?
36d everyone inside drew and corresponded t?a?i?d
38d fight with axe ?c?a?

41a step needed in writing street tune S/a??

Thanks

[mazie]

18d Theory

[shoota]

38d scrap

[mazie]

sorry, to explain. seaworthy minus was

[shoota]

41a stair st + air

[Calibax]

36d T(all)ied

[Celticv11]

Tallied

[Calibax]

3d Thefts?

[ladyalex]

Welcome to Answerbank, SueRad.
Sorry I couldn't help with the questions, but others seem to have managed !

[shoota]

Welcome to AB Sue...........

[mazie]

evening alex. Hope you are all well. x Should have said welcome Sue. Hope you enjoy AB

[SueRad]

Thanks everyone - impressed with the quick replies. If tallied is correct i've got 40a wrong - brief contest allowed before abridged edition was finised - i've got "compacted"?

[Calibax]

^Comp let ed

[SueRad]

i am so thick at time - completed....