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[shoogs]

11a Not to mention hindrance by solitary amateur included (3,5)

L E - A - O - E

I want to say Let Alone but can't see why?

28a Criminal goes North of the Border with short bird (8)

G - N - - - E -
Again , here I want to say Gangster - I can see "ter" being shortened form for "tern" - a bird


23d Extremely or partly clever? Somewhat (4, 2)


E - E - - -

Thanks very much for any help

[factor-fiction]

Let Alone

[factor-fiction]

Ever so?

[Oldred]

28a gangster
23d ever so

[kayakamina]

Let (hindrance) A (amateur) Lone (solitary)

Gangster ..Gaes (goes) Ter(n) short bird)

Ever so - hidden

[hammersgirl]

Ever So (hidden)
Gang is used in Scotland for go
let is hindrance; a lone is a one with l(learner) inside

[Oldred]

let = hinderance
a = amateur
lone = solitary

gang = scottish for go

[factor-fiction]

Agree with Hammersgirl regarding reason for LET ALONE

[kayakamina]

Apologies - Gang not Gaes .

[shoogs]

Thanks very much to you all

Shoogs

[factor-fiction]

Okay maybe the other explanation of LET ALONE is better. I didn't know Amateur was represented by an A

[kayakamina]

If the abbreviation is in Chambers it is acceptable.

Therefore A is Ok for amateur.