10a. To be blunt, a clue here could seem futile ??Y?T?E?S first letter could be a P. 13d. Low joint,technically speaking,where a star has a slug, being fuddled ?s???g???s (I think the "g" is right...
Two left... 3d - Writer in car meeting frenzied beast when coming to river crossing ( 4,5,4) Wild deer in a highland location - but surely not in this city ? (8) For the 2nd I am thinking Aberdeen by...