Crossword Centre - Treasure Hunt By Harribobs - September

[Matakari]

I am seeking HINTS ONLY for the following, please. Thanks in advance!
1 Where you might find stock and brand after threshing(4,4 ):??????G?
4 “Mine all mine!” he might say ( 5,4 ):??????H??
9 Down, getting up,getting old, getting down (4): WOOL?
27 Foot soldier has died. ( 9 ): A???????T
21 Something worn around the neck – a lucky talisman, first off (5): A????
30 Just more than half of rewrites, when rewritten, will be more contorted(5): ?RI??
33 Recoils from a black stallion with tail docked ( 6 ): U??OR?
34 Shed company ( 4 ): CA??

[ladyalex]

30 is a comparative adjective of a three letter word meaning twisted. Often applied to neck.

33 I think you have the first letter wrong...the answer means recoils from

34 Think of a theatrical company

[AHearer]

I think you also have an error in the penultimate letter of 1.

[Neveracrossword]

The closing date for this crossword is 8th October - isn't it a little early to be asking for help with over a dozen clues? Sorry if that sounds cheeky!

[Matakari]

Thanks, ladyalex and Ahearer!

[ladyalex]

Happy to help :-))

[Matakari]

Ladyalex, any suggestins/hints for the others ( 1, 4, 9, 21, 27 )?
Many thanks in advance!

[emeritus]

21 Another name for a Lucky Talisman. Take off First letter to get the name of a Tie/Cravat/Scarf

[elliemay1]

21 Answer is also the name of a racecourse.
The lucky talisman begins with the letter M which you remove to get the answer.

[elliemay1]

^ Sorry, didn't see you there emeritus!

[emeritus]

Thats OK Elliemay Matakari should get it now with 2 Clues !

[Matakari]

Many thanks for these comprehensive and instructive hints, emeritus and elliemay1! Any more for 1,4, 9, 27! Thanks again!

[hankir]

27 is worker is a tense. Foot is the definition
Your 42a letters are wrong.

[hankir]

1. A farm structure
4. Think of what a miner does

[Matakari]

Thanks for these hints! I am working on them now. Just a confirmation: I have: A???S???T for 27. Is that correct?

[hankir]

Yes.
3 letters for soldier plus is plus one of the tenses.

[Matakari]

Still getting trouble with 1 and 4! Thinking 1 may be CORN BARN, but 4 keeps eluding me.
Confirmation for the following, please: 22 HELVE?, 41 DROP IN? 43 BORON?

And for the following, some help will be appreciated:

24 Land lying unused in downtown Ottawa was put up for rent(8):
?T?T?E?T
25 Unhappy misanthrope hasn't spent willy-nilly to obtain expensive fabric(6):
?O?V?R

Many thanks in advance!

[hankir]

Bank barn
Coal owner

Rent is to let
Misanthrope less letters in spent

[Matakari]

Thanks, hankir, for these invaluable hints! Just to confirm now... For 24, I have QUITRENT, 25 MOHAIR, but I am not sure about 20 ESMI? and then for 19 I am left with: ROB?SU and I suspect that something is wrong there. Some help, please! Many thanks!

[hankir]

24. was plus to let reversed
mohair is right
20. doc is ms. what is a 3 letter word for doctrine? usually applied after a religion. think Buddha OR Hindu.
19 is patella's synonym. It is hidden in reverse starting in worries and going back up to 'a' of gall.

[Matakari]

Quite thankful for all this help! Think I am on the right track now! Once again, a confirmation for the following:

45 BOTCH?
44 NOTAL?
43 BORON?
41 RAIN IN ?

Thanks again!