Can Anyone Help Me Out?

[LilaBel]

The Herald prize Christmas crossword
5 down :card with kendal view but no others...w-a-e
97 across :close stairways have these issues.. W-l-s.. Wells?
98across: sure that's how it's spelt-see a recipe s-c-a- .

[LilaBel]

Mamyalynne what think you for 97 across?

[Mamyalynne]

Hmm

of course there are - Stair wells, but issues is confusing.

close(d) stairways may have Walls but again - issues?

[LilaBel]

97 across anybody?

[Captain2]

to issue - pour forth - to well up? =wells

[LilaBel]

Mamyalynne can 'wells' mean issues? Wells up???

[Captain2]

Hello!!! can you see mee? coooee?

[fiction-factory]

Captain has explained it.
I'm still not sure why clue says CLOSE rather than 'closed' but I've checked and it is 'close'

[Mamyalynne]

Very ind of you to check with me , as Cap'n has said - it could parse that way.

You totally sure of the letters in that one.

[Mamyalynne]

Another name for a Close in Scotland is - Wynd.

If you have a letter out, could that feature?

[LilaBel]

Captain 2 yes. Well..spring...issue.
I think it's right. Thank you everyone.

[fiction-factory]

Wynds looks very promising!

[fiction-factory]

Yes, where was the L from please in 97a?

[LilaBel]

96 down is -q-i....
Is it equi...? Can anyone explain?

[Mamyalynne]

Equid ?

Horse

[fiction-factory]

What was the clue for 96d please? Does this cross 97a please- probably not?

[fiction-factory]

Is it 4 letters?

[fiction-factory]

I'm not clear as to where your L came from in 97a

[LilaBel]

Fiction factory..the l is from Red flag 84 down
..has anybody got a different answer for that? If winds were right it would be red -n-g

[Mamyalynne]

Wells must be it then.

Good luck.

[Atheist]

Mamy! You're a star!