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[Bernie]

12d not required (9)u?d???a??

24a. At these, bids taken from the highest price.(5,8) ????? Auctions

18a. Enjoyable in France(4) ??ce

Many thanks 

 

[Neveracrossword]

18 Nice - enjoyable and, pronounced differently, a place in France

[Neveracrossword]

12 Redundant, if the U is wrong?

[bhg481]

24 Dutch Auctions - price starts high and drops.

[miser]

24 Dutch auctions

18 Nice

 

[Bernie]

Many thanks for answers.

Redundant sounds right for 12d. I would say my 'U' is incorrect.

11a. Bloated (7) o???e?t

16d All tied up(6)???n?d.

Many thanks 

[bhg481]

overeat fits 11a but tense is wrong.

[Bernie]

Back again with a different set of letters !Bloated(7)t?r?e?t.

 

[Spicerack]

surfeit?

[miser]

turgent

[bhg481]

grasping at straws again - a  bloated stream could be descibed as a torrent.

[bhg481]

turgent is better.

[Bernie]

Many thanks to everyone.