Week Crossword 567

[Plumbers]

10ac a long branch is sort of eye-opener (5) ??a?a
11ac Newspaper headlines: Ships catching end of pier" (9) s?r??????
26ac See Tyler with child (5) h?t?w
5d King has one girl before another in African capital (6) ?i???t
6d Broadcast starts to encourage team of African township (6) ?o???m
9d Catch bats in earnest? It's forbidden (7) e???c?e
21d did once employ party around Town (4,2) o?e?,to

Many thanks for any offers.
Plumbers

[kayakamina]

11a St r eamers

6d Sow e t o .....starting letters encourage team of

[kayakamina]

5d K i gal i

[kayakamina]

9d Ensnare.....anag In earnest minus (forbidden IT)

[kayakamina]

21d Used to....Use + do around t (town)

[gen2]

26a = watch (Wat + Ch)

[Aquagility]

21d Used to

[kayakamina]

Could 10a & 26a be reversed somehow in the puzzle?

10a Alarm <

26a Watch<

[kayakamina]

The clocks going back ?

[kayakamina]

I should have added that Soweto (6d) is a township in Johannesburg

[Plumbers]

Thanks, Kayakamina and aquagility. Most grateful.
Plumbers