Exp Crusader 10 Aug

[Handbaglady]

1Ac About a friend? Is that true (6) ??????
12Ac Trifle with attorney before nidnight (5) ?????
1D Republican happiness is relative (8) ??L???O?
2D Precede appointment after neat manoeuvre (8) ??T???T? (The best I could come up for this one is Antedate)
3D Behold religious man take unknown vehicle (5) ??R??
These are the last five I need and I have struggled all afernoon for them. I think my brain must have frozen.
Please, please, please can someone help me.

[wallacia]

1d,relation.

[Sandy-Wroe]

1a re ally

[vegasmad]

1a. re ally

[wallacia]

1a,really.

[vegasmad]

3d. lorry

[vegasmad]

2d. Agree with antedate _ anagram of neat + date (appointment)

[Sandy-Wroe]

12a Dally? DA= attorney and dally = trifle, but can't see where before midnight comes into it...

[Handbaglady]

Thanks everso much I hop I can now get 2D and 12 Ac. Thanks once again. This really is an amazing site. Surely some of you should get a team for Eggheads.

[Handbaglady]

Have put Antedate for 2D so that must make 12 Ac TODAY
Thanks everyone for your help.

[Sandy-Wroe]

It is 'today'. Toy=trifle and DA

[Handbaglady]

Thank you for your TODAY answer I couldn't seee the connection until you pointed it out. Thanks again to you all