Inverness Courier

[charity-baker47]

I'm back to front today. Done all the sunday crosswords but still this one to finish and Sat Daily Record to start
6a Clerics have an afterthought about varied rites (7) -r-e---
16d and 7a Closely fought knitting competition (6-5) n-e--- -a---
12a Professed experts in basic physics? (8-3) -e-----e---
20 and 3d This provides the relish when a crony had a meal (3,3) no letters

[shaneystar2]

6a priests
16d needle match

[novalis]

priests ( ps round anagram of rites )
needle match

[charity-baker47]

Thank you shaneystar2 and novalis. Your help is appreciated. I still have another3 to get
5d awkward predicaments that produce abrasions (7) -c-a---
8d He's critical of account he's given (7) -u---o-
11d First class contests for aviation experts (3,4) --- a-e- (? aces)?
and still 12a

[shaneystar2]

5d scrapes

[vakayu]

5d scrapes

[scorpiojo]

Auditor?

[Calibax]

11d Air aces

[TheWinner]

5d scrapes ?

[scorpiojo]

Air aces? - A1 races

[charity-baker47]

Thank you all very much. Still got 12a to solve -e-i-i-e -e-

[Mamyalynne]

Medicine men ?

[TheWinner]

Medicine Men

[charity-baker47]

Thank you Mamyalynne you are a hero