Spectator 2187

[Matakari]

Good day! Some help for the following please!
ACROSS:

11 Little 4 blocks hearing(7): I??????

DOWN:
3 Like headless god originating in itself(6): AS??G?? ( ASSAGAI ? )
5 Having left road, poor reversing in Welsh town(8): LL??I???
6 Leaders in science scoff about tests(7): ?C?????
7 American leaves people in household to mix(5): ?E???
11 Run-down Balls bound to defend labour, ultimately( 9 ):O??N???E?
( ORDNANCES? )

[Svejk]

5. llanelli

[novalis]

aseity
Lllanelli
screens
menge
overtired

[Svejk]

11. overtired

[Svejk]

Welsh is a stupid language, novalis, but I've never seen 3 L's in a row. ;o)

[Svejk]

Thank goodness, they drown you with 2 L's.

[novalis]

Well spotted Svejk. Typing was never my forte! ( Perhaps I am overtired! )
Across answer is trivial.

[Matakari]

Many thanks to you all!

[Matakari]

For 3 DOWN, ASEITY does not fit...We need 7 letters and the V from trivial in 23 definitely throws this out!

[Svejk]

you've got 6 letters for 3, mata. Where does the V come into it?

[Svejk]

What's the answer for 4, as well, please.

[bibblebub]

there is definitely a bar in the grid after 6 letters for 3d, and 4d is one of the unclued lights

[Svejk]

matakari has (6) after the question, bibble. And 11a say 'little 4,etc' so I thought there must be something there. What could little 4 mean?

[bibblebub]

roman numerals

[bibblebub]

... that's for the 4, 'little' is the definition

[hankir]

4 in hearing = TR (IV) IAL meaning little

[Matakari]

Sorry about 3 DOWN! There was an oversight on my part...ASEITY is good, thanks all!

[vinsculler]

Puzzled. I've completed the crossword, I've got three groups of a kind, I know what the theme word must be - only by virtue of "tax auditor approve" - but I can't make sense of it all. Help?

[Piffleworthy]

I am with vinsculler on this one, I feel I am halfway to the theme but am not confident about it, even though am happy with the completed grid.

[crosswhit99]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix