S Telegraph GK 813

[lizbarber]

2 down, straight stemmed tobacco pipe 9 letters

z - - - o - q - e

9 across african talisman or fetish 6 letters

g - - - - - -

3 down hooked clasp to hold blocks together 7 letters

r - - - f - e

7 down warble fly larva (e) that infects cattle

two words 2 and three letters,

second word bot , first word - -

4 across having a tendency to fantasise 8 letters

- c - - - - - - -

[novalis]

chibouque
grigri
agraffe
ox-bot
schizoid

[novalis]

1a is wiccan to give you the c of chibouque

[lizbarber]

Thank you very much novalis, such a lot of words which are new to me, now I have three more in that corner, which I should be able to get but cant I am ashamed to admit!

10 across not able to perform its usual function eight letters

eight down in a showy way

6 down would you believe it, don't you agree three words

I - - - you

and lastly 29 down scalelike structure 6 letters

- q - a - a

[sarumite]

Hi liz

10a Unusable
6d I ask you !

29d Squama

[novalis]

unusable
dressily I ask you
squama

For me that's the beauty of doing crosswords -- learning something new.

[lizbarber]

Thanks Sarumite and Novalis,

I agree, learning something new, is so stimulating.