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[JJ109]

9d Large mollusc from Mediterranean isle yielding form of oil (6) STRU?B

25d Grappling like this involves a medical man (5)

?AMB?

33a This crate with lid we'll get adapted for older wines (5) S?R?N (scran ?)

Many thanks

[scorpiojo]

9 Stromb (oli anag oil) - large gasteropod 

[scorpiojo]

25 S a MB o - a form of wrestling 

[JJ109]

Thanks Jo !

[scorpiojo]

Welcome, JJ 😁

[JJ109]

That also makes 33a S?RON

[mallyh]

seron

[scorpiojo]

Seron is the crate...

[JJ109]

Thanks both - I saw seron earlier but couldn't parse - but just realised it is "older wines" minus "lid we" anagrammed

Thanks again

[scorpiojo]

Thanks, JJ.

[teacher1]

Help please ..... 14a.  The old make up for being left out of a stage piece.  (4)  apa?

[ProfessorMaisie]

APAY - a p(l)ay

[teacher1]

Doh !  Thank you ProfessorMaisie ...... I can have an early night now. 😪

 

 

[depresion]

Stuck on 21 D - with increasing pluck I'll get bitten by American snake (6) I have U?CIER. Any help?

[scorpiojo]

Rac I er

[scorpiojo]

..racer = American snake

[hankir]

1d. In due course composer skewered tasty dish (7) ??SAT?E

Thanks.

[ProfessorMaisie]

SO/SATIE African kebabs (Satie is the composer).

[hankir]

Thanks ProfessorM.

never heard of sosatie.

How does 1a parse to scrubs?

[ProfessorMaisie]

'(the) Scrubs' is a common shortening of Wormwood Scrubs (a famous UK prison, hankir - and surgical scrubs are worn in an operating theatre.

[hankir]

Thanks ProfessorM.