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[JJ109]

Last 3 I hope!

33a The old mount special area, heart turning over (4)

S?IE

9a Clan group turned up behind Scots manor? (4)

HA??

4d Old animal's bolthole, opening for escape in frenzy (5) M?SE?

The 4th letter of 9a is the second letter of 4d

Many thanks

[Neveracrossword]

33 Stie, mount - from Site, with the middle moving/swapping.

[roslyn251254]

4d mus e t

9a hapu?

[Neveracrossword]

Yes, Roslyn, I'd just checked Hapu in Chambers - it seems fine.

[JJ109]

Yes Ros Thankyou

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hap%C5%AB#:~:text=In%20M%C4%81ori%20and%20New%20Zealand,of%20its%20iwi%20(tribe).

[JJ109]

Many thanks also NAC!

I actually thought of Hapu - but when it wasn't in the dictionary, I went no further!

Thanks both!

 

[pomona]

22d Occupant of part of Asia minor close to island in it (6) 

IO?IST    

[JJ109]

Ionist (occupant of Ionia/Aegean islands etc) = "IT" surrounding- on(close to) is(land)

[pomona]

Thank you JJ109