Mephisto 2782

[Neveracrossword]

4 D. Fish perhaps still active in this river and rising dam (5) ?met?

9 D. Short of energy, posh local inhabitant a little lost for time (7)
??na?i?e

Thanks for any help.

[roslyn251254]

6d unnative?

[roslyn251254]

No use! you are showing 8 but it's 7 letters???

[Neveracrossword]

Sorry, it's definitely 7 - ?na?i?e

[roslyn251254]

unagile??

[dannyk13]

Unalive? (u+ native with l for t)

[dr b]

4 R Met S

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks, dannyk13 and dr b - those look perfect.

[roslyn251254]

What do you have for 18a?
Scarlet fever film broadcast, heads dropping (7) I thought it might be VERMEIL - anagram of (f)ever + (f)ilm , meaning vermilion/scarlet but that doesn't fit with your unalive??

[dr b]

18a and 9d so not intersect. VERMEIL is correct

[dr b]

or "do not intersect" as it is often correctly spelled.

[roslyn251254]

Whoops! filled in the wrong clue - all's ok now!!