Herald 2

[dave1948]

Another three

5d Assess the quality of battle in India where English lost (5)
????Y

10a Stretch at first for shoplifting, taking items not ticked (5)
??I?T
Heist ?

12a Part of Canada that, they say in Scotland, British invaded (5)
??K?N
Yukon

[fiction-factory]

UK IN YON ?

[scorpiojo]

10 S t I n t

[fiction-factory]

assay? Not sure why though

[dave1948]

Thank you Fiction-Factory and (Scorpio)Jo again

[scorpiojo]

Assaye minus E

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assaye

[fiction-factory]

I think 5d may involve replacing E with In somewhere but can't see it

[fiction-factory]

Thanks scorpiojo

[scorpiojo]

Welcome :)

[dave1948]

Thank Factor-Fiction. Your thoughts on assay are mine too

4a Notice at the back of where fissure might lead (6)
???E?T
I thought advent but if assay is right it is
?S?E?T

[dave1948]

1ac Couldit be caveat ?

[scorpiojo]

It could be. Are we re-thinking assay if it is, Dave?

[dave1948]

Thanks Jo. Caveat would fit with assay. So I think they are probably right.

Many thanks to you and all others for your kind help. I have won a few books from them which wouldn't happen without Answerbank !

[scorpiojo]

..doesn't 4a Caveat fit with 5d Assay?

[dave1948]

Yes!

[scorpiojo]

Good luck!