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[Guardanista]

Stuck!

5a Second 4, including a number of ranges (7) ----t-- (the answer to 4 was patch)

11a out of the way manoeuvre, first against love - I get moving (11)
h-----n--

17d they say sea is seabird's water supply (7) c-s----

Also is 12a dry US campaigner, one singing love songs (9) serenader
and
3d range of variation in liberal principle? (9) tolerance

I can't quite see why

[Zhukov]

Cistern

[mrsmbird]

5a The answer to 5a is Petra!
11a is School Run
12a Serenader (sere = dry, nader = Ralph Nader US politician)
3d Tolerance (dual meaning. Range of variation = tolerance

I'm stuck on 24a Here's Moonshine: where has ____? (7)

I've got s_e_t_n in so far

[shooty]

i am sure someone answered this earlier with SHEGONE. i dont know why ?

[Zhukov]

Shebeen

[Mamyalynne]

Shebeen

[shooty]

ah. that was it

[bitthick]

5a spectra

[Guardanista]

Thanks for the help - nearly there now.

Is 11a avoidance? It fits the first part of the clue but I cant see the rest?

and it would make 6d hero for railway police? (2,3) end in d e- c-d

[Zhukov]

El Cid

[Zhukov]

In Chicago..elevated railway...the El...don"t know if that is relevant?

[Guardanista]

Thanks for those. Only two to go now. 18a fruit that's scented with kummel's possibly possible (4,5) m-s- --l-n

and

19d setter's goal when up in America (5) --a-i

[Zhukov]

Musk melon

[Zhukov]

Miami

[treetops1]

Musk Melon

[Guardanista]

Thanks Zhukov. So 19d must be Miami. Appreciate the help

[Zhukov]

youre welcome

[DoghouseRiley]

12a sere=dry; Nader, campaigner for better environment

3d tolerance is a liberal principle, also denotes acceptable variations in engineering

[whalesrock]

11a Avoidance is right ... a = first; v = against; o = love; i = i; dance = get moving!