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[mra1]

Stuck on last two. Viz 26 down rent, formerly restrained, going up - one against being trapped - Y?I?D and 33 across What's coming? Hail and rain from the east avoiding area. Absolutely stumped

[bookbinder]

26d looks like yield.

[mra1]

I thought that but can you spell it yeild?

[aelmpvw]

letter count for 33a?

[mra1]

re 33 forgot to put the letters in!! A?E?!R - sorry

[Toorak]

Yrivd

Dry (restrained) reversed with I v(against)

From Rive - archaic - to split/ tear apart

[bookbinder]

Yeild is seen as 'a common misspelling of yield', according to various online dictionaries, so it looks as if that spelling doesn't count.

[Toorak]

Avenir

Ave (hail) and r(a)in reversed

[bookbinder]

33. Does the exclamation mark count as a letter?

[mra1]

Many thanks everyone. Could not have done it without your help