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[yellow11]

last laphelp please and parsing
1a fissure filled with new toxic substance ???E?IN?
43a gods deserted one RE?E?L
2d climbing mound,beloved place ??R?G?TE abrogate?arrogate?
25d time in uniform passed quietly ?I?T?L??
all the above are entered 'setin stone'eg agate2d
thanks

[Neveracrossword]

2 D Orb is the mound, climbing = bro, inside Agate. Abrogate.

[Neveracrossword]

...Sorry, I don't see how that works with 'beloved place'! I'll have another think.

[Calibax]

Does the definition include the 'stone'?

[Calibax]

^^ Bro is a welsh word for
a place for which one feels great affinity because of birth, upbringing, long residence, etc there.
[Welsh, locality] (Chambers)

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks,Calibax. Maybe the preamble gave more information about the affected answers?

[Neveracrossword]

25. Pistolet.

[Calibax]

1a looks like it should contain Venin (toxin) - N(ew) in Vein

[Neveracrossword]

1 Ravening- Calibax's Venin inside Rag, stone (in Chambers).

[Neveracrossword]

Yellow11, you've given the number count and letters for 42 A, rather than 43. 43 has eight letters and is Meditate - Di inside Metate, stone. 42 is thematic, the answer defines one of the other entries.

[yellow11]

sorry-many thanks