In The Chair By Phylax

[pomona]

Several solutions to numbered clues must be modified prior to entry in the grid; lengths given are for grid entries throughout.

5d Legendary poisoner regularly served pet curare as dog's breakfast (8) U????????
10a "Junior" judge being one thoroughly backward (6) ?UI???
32a English league delayed by a muppet essentially having power to change decisions (9)
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[pomona]

10a is now puisne with 5d looking like upas tree ?

[Toorak]

32 appellate

[pomona]

Thanks Toorak ...how does that parse ..i can see the pp from muPPet essentially...

[Toorak]

A (mu)pp(et) e(nglish) l(eague) late (delayed)

[JJ109]

E(nglish) L(eague) late (delayed) after A (mu)pp(et)

[pomona]

Thank you both for the parse

[dannyk13]

5d.Upas tree - anagram of alternate letters in served pet curare as

[pomona]

Thanks danny ..suppose "dogs breakfast" must be the anagram indicator. i would have thought upas tree was 4,4 but it's numbered as 8?

[dannyk13]

Agreed it should be 4 & 4 but it does parse.

[TheFrogman]

It's given by Chambers as UPAS-TREE, so in a barred puzzle would be enumerated as '(8)'