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[Bernie]

9a Can't these experts be seen leaving the country(9)?n?e?i?i?
12d. Medieval spread(6-3)
7d. Shot going over stream during emergency practice (4-5) fire-?????
Many thanks

[JJ109]

7d Fired rill / fire drill

[Tilly2]

12d middle ages

[emmie]

12d middle age

[Tilly2]

Yes, age. :-(

[emmie]

can only come up with Enteritis

[emmie]

if letters are correct

[Captain2]

Bernie, are you sure of the letter pattern for 9a?

[bobbinwales]

invisibles if clue says EXPORTS and its 10 letters

[bobbinwales]

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/invisible_export#:~:text=invisible%20export%20(plural%20invisible%20exports,balance%20of%20payments%20was%20healthy.
may be just INVISIBLE, thats 9

[emmie]

will have to wait till bernie says something

[Bernie]

Sorry I'm only getting back now. I may have a few answers around it wrong which is quite possible!!
1a. Want a little drop(9) I have shortfall.
Ans to 2d is hang.
3d.Regretting endless downfall(4) I have Rued
5d. Look, two leaders
Sowith little work, lounge about(6) Could it be laptop?
13a. The Spanish leaving sausage for cabbage (5) I have Savoy.
Any suggestions

[Toorak]

3d ruin(g)

[Mamyalynne]

5d Lo LL Op

[bobbinwales]

so what of you got for 9a now please and does clue definately say experts not exports, Thanks

[Bernie]

So sorry. It is exports. I'm blaming predictive text.
It is 9 letters ?n?i?i???.

[Mamyalynne]

Bobb has it, minus 's'

[Mamyalynne]

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/invisible-exports