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[BIll]

I'd appreciate help, having been frustratingly stuck all morning on the last two.

2d What criminals like Parker do first in the East on occasion (6). I have H?I?T? So heists (Stark's Parker). But how to parse it? I can see that you can extract heists from 'first in the east' taking letters 'on occasion' but is that all there is?

3d. Disgusting hotel stayed in by Cambridge university writer (6). I have G?O?S?I?T?H. Something smith I suppose but otherwise I'm lost.

[Neveracrossword]

3 Answered earlier, not by me, as Grossmith.

[BIll]

3d. Ah, thanks. New to me but you live and learn.

[JJ109]

Ist (first) "in" hes = heists
Ist = first + alternative letters of "the east"

[BIll]

Ist (first). Of course! Thanks JJ.

[cashier]

2 tHe EaSt round ist (first)

[cashier]

Sorry took me so long I didn't refresh,

[BIll]

You too Cashier

[JJ109]

You're most welcome, Bill!

[bobbinwales]

Grossmith must be right if the pattern is 9 not 10 or 6.....but am not sure how it works... yes grossmith was a writer and discusting is gross. Is the hotel H that leave's smit??? Help me learn please??

[Neveracrossword]

MIT is Cambridge university, Cambridge in US, Massachussetts.

[JJ109]

Gross (disgusting) H(otel) with M.I.T in between
M.I.T = massachusetts Institute of Technology (based at Cambridge Massachusetts)

[BIll]

Thanks to all, and do forgive me for typing 6 for 9 letters.

[bobbinwales]

Thanks for explaining the MIT bit