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EV 748 - the setter warns that some clues do not make sense!

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lector | 21:22 Mon 05th Mar 2007 | Crosswords
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progressing with ABers help -

Ihave done about half of the down clues, but need hints / answers for others .....

4d) Stake ends in vampire's trauma (often spoiling) (5)

??N??

6d) Seizes Eastern coasing vessels (5)

7d) Domestic subordinate's got time for fellow (8)

8d) Headless camel in magician's composite picture (7)

9d) Notice air rising, note cold sea (7)

10d) Sodium lamp flickered flammable jelly (6)

21d) Introduce in Italy; Spanish aunt starts to tell
everyone (8)

(tia = spanish aunt)?

22d) Setting fire to University not right - pathetic (8)

24d) Behold, in local oyster-bed, shellfish (7)

S??????

29d) Odd characters lost on jaunt seeing Norwegian
explorer (6)

(Nansen?)

31d) Language of French dialect (5)

33d) Clipped soprano to end musical instruments (5)

??N??

{ may be one or two proper nouns as answers}
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10d Napalm . . . . na=sodium, >lamp<
9d Adriatic . . . . ad air< ti c
29d) Yes, Nansen who is an explorer. on jaunt seeing, even letters only
8d montage? can see the MAGE but don't know about the ONT for the headless camel
9d Adriatic Asd+ RIA (air rising + ti for the note and c for cold)
Sorry, AD not ASD
Further apologies, just noticed Johnalex already got that one.
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thank you so far ..... a few more to do!!
A camel is an Oont ! So 8d is M (o)ont age
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thank you K
In the order you've given:-
stang, grabs, interior, montage, adriatic, napalm, torching, scallop, nansen, hindi, horns.
Second attempt "submit" doesn't seem to be responding!
In order:-
stang-grabs-interior-montage-adriatic-napalm-torching-scallop-nansen-hindi-horns
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thanks novalis .... surely the answer to 22d) is toUching

(setting fire to = torching, then substitute U for R)

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