Guardian 26137 Help Parsing Two Please?

[humbersloop]

44d It's "short in duration" and made from real ice, out east (6) I have eclair from the anagram instruction, but don't see why

51ac Coppers in capital, detailed (7) I have smetana, but only by following the theme

many thanks

[scorpiojo]

Real ice without E

[mallyh]

yes am of real ice with an e taken out

[scorpiojo]

Sorry, you've just said that lol

[humbersloop]

yes, I got that, but why short in duration?

[mallyh]

met = coppers in sanaa caital of yemen with tail off

[scorpiojo]

Because an eclair is a flash of lightening?

[scorpiojo]

^ lightning!

[humbersloop]

thanks both

[merrythought]

Chambers describes eclair as ' a cake , long in shape but short in duration , with cream filling and usu chocolate icing '

[humbersloop]

aha!!

thanks merrythought