I've finished all but one - but feel I've survived an ordeal rather than enjoyed exercising my brain! - 7 down -"extra drapes ordered across a broad area" (it may also contain 3 unclued consecutive letters) If everything else is right, I have *I*E*P*E*M - please put me out of my misery - thanks!
THank you so much - I did the crossword on a night shift - and got so bogged down with trying to fit in consecutive letters that I failed to look at it as a regular clue! - Now to sort out my incorrect crosser!