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[neversaydie]

For unclued 2 down I have al?aca? - is that ok as far as it goes? Thanks

[klazomaniac]

Letters are correct. But it is a clued entry

[neversaydie]

So it is! Can't thank you enough! Exhausted every dictionary as well as myself!

[klazomaniac]

Happy to help neversaydie and good luck with the rest of the puzzle :-)

[Boethius]

I’m stuck on quite a few: 7A Birthday back in one Scottish home; 21 A Scoop line through mound ????E; 31D Moulding originally from America, part unfinished ?USA?OL . And unclued 15A ?AMP????T.
Grateful for any help - thanks.
Neversaydie: I think ‘range’ refers to a mountain range, if that helps. Then the usual definitions separately for ‘afternoon’ and for ‘around’.

[FreyaBee]

7a. ABODE.
31d. FUSAROL

[klazomaniac]

7A Birthday back in one Scottish home;
Ae is One in Scottish. Put a 3 letter acronym [reversed inside] AE for the first day you was born.

21 A Scoop line through mound ????E;
The scoop can pick up cement to lay bricks
Mound = Tel around a 3 letter word for line.

31D Moulding originally from America, part unfinished ?USA?OL
moulding is the definition (alt spelling) but in Chambers
F(rom) = Name for america + Film cast part (with last letter removed)

And unclued 15A ?AMP????T.
Second letter is wrong

[klazomaniac]

Typo *F(rom) +*

[klazomaniac]

5d Gr(eece) + chosen [anag]

[klazomaniac]

?AMP????T.

P is also wrong

[klazomaniac]

Oh dear, I'm spotting even more errors.
21 should end in L (from) The TEL I have just given.
11d begins with B

[FreyaBee]

Sorry for just giving answers. My tablet lost its power and I had to put on charge. Now on PC. Thank you Klazo

[klazomaniac]

No problem Freybee, We're all here to help each other :-)

[klazomaniac]

Hi Boethius, I can now see where you have gone wrong. 'Polaris' is incorrect.
And 21 : The 'E' is correct (It's that you had only placed 5 letters instead of 6) Should be:
????E? [not] ????E
Hope this helps.

[Boethius]

So so sorry for causing confusion, Klazomaniac. I was having to copy across from one device to another. I got 13A and 21A mixed up.
Many thanks for clarifying my mess.

[klazomaniac]

No problem Boethius. Sorry about the 'Oh dear'. I was thinking out load with the keyboard. No offence intended. Glad I could help and hope all is sorted now :-)

[Boethius]

Neversaydie, re 2D, I meant to say ‘abbreviations’ not ‘definitions’.
Klazomaniac, I didn’t notice the ‘oh, dear’ - thanks again.

[klazomaniac]

You're welcome Boethius. Have a great weekend :-)