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[rosles]

Am really stuck with these would appreciate some help.

local fruit to toss following withdrawal of extra drama (5-4) ??n?y-????

finish wedding vow to keep time after time in immature state (3,4,2) ??? ???d ??

keen other ranks put in against mate ??r???

[Lie-in King]

3 Vorpal - or = other ranks (in) V(ersus) +pal - a nonsense word coined by Lewis Carroll, later meaning sharp-edged (keen)

[slaney]

2. Put paid to....finish
Time in immature state=pu(t) pa
finish wedding vow to keep time= i d (t)o

[grasscarp]

could it be put hold on. (end of "to have and to hold" and if you keep something immature you put a hold on it....)

[grasscarp]

Slaney - your answer is better than my effort!

[Lie-in King]

1 Honey-blob - lob = toss (following, withdrawal = back) bye (extra) + noh = drama (Japanese) - a dialect word for a sweet yellow gooseberry

[slaney]

Thanks grasscarp...and now, thanks to Lie-in-King I've learned what a Honey-blob is !

[grasscarp]

Havent we all just learned something from Lie in King!!!

[rosles]

brilliant thank you all very much. the explanations are great.