Polymath 460

[safflower]

1a Shaft or stem of a feather (6)? -c - p - s.
7d Animals that live on the surface of other animals (6) ?
e - - - o -.
11a Australian outhouse or lean-to (8)? s - - - l - o -. There's always something Autralian to flummox me.

[Lie-in King]

1a Scapus
7d Epizoa
11a Skillion

[Lie-in King]

Sorry safflower - how rude of me not to ask how you are! Well, I hope?

[baitress]

1a is scape. Is the question asking for the plural.
7d is epizoa

[safflower]

Thank you baitress.
And hello my good friend Lie-in King. I'm bloomimg thank you. And loving the weekend crosswords. Do you do all these puzzles yourself and then wait for the less intelectually endowed to wait for help? I could not manage without you but you do put me in my place with your effortless and instant responses. I'm completely humbled.