Spectator 2650 Last 2 Help Please

[quinol]

35a Ian's pets having time for number of openings (5)

d-wt- (trouble with scots as usual)

39a saw, with many points s-o-t-ed

(should be 'spotted' but can't parse)

[Toorak]

35 dawts - change n in dawns to t

[Toorak]

39 is a double definition - if something has lots of points/ dots it is spotted

[quinol]

toorak, many thanks - I kept thinking of a saw with teeth

 

and didn't try the 'a' in dawts

[teacher1]

Help please .... 7d.  A testee finally errs, plying this?  (6)  era?e?

 

[Toorak]

Eraser - anagram of a (teste)e errs

[teacher1]

Thank you. ;o)

[johnpiper]

1A Precious metals cook nealy left (1,6)

??a?c??

dont follow why there isnt a clue for 1D

3d college maintains college processes (4)?n?i

5d European imperialist revived Yankee charm (6)

????o?

 

 

 

[Lie-in King]

1a A gauche (left) - 'Ag + Au' (silver + gold) + 'che(f; nearly)'
3d Unci - 'c(ollege)' (in) 'uni' (college)
5d Enamor (charm, US spelling) - 'E(uropean)' + 'Roman' (revived; up)

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/uncus

I don't have the puzzle, so can't comment on 1d, but some discussion here -

https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/Crosswords/Question1867771.html