Bare Bones MOS 2nd Nov

[Glaikityin]

1A Wood for tiller if not hard , 3 letters E***
9A Diocese with openings we hear,look (2words)
7 letters H***SEE, is it HOLY SEE?
2D Great lengths for this man 5 letters ****S
4D Father takes a long time to get refrigerant gas
5 letters F***N
13D Ancient text providing joke by old flame
5 letters C*D*X
14D Russian novelist has two attempts to get Liberal
5 letters G*G*L

[kayakamina]

1a (H) elm

[kayakamina]

4d Fr eon

13d Cod ex

14d Gogol

[kayakamina]

9a Holy see looks Ok.

Holy - Wholly ...See -Diocese

[kayakamina]

2d Miles ?

[BSA350]

9a Holy See
4d Freon
2d Miles
13d Codex
14d Gogol
1a Is it 3 letters including the E ?

[Glaikityin]

Many thanks for your help. I`m really living up to my user name today. I could kick myself sometimes!

[Glaikityin]

It seems I can`t even count now! All solved, so back to the housework/ Beautiful and sunny here so I`ve stripped the beds.

[kayakamina]

What was wrong with my Holy See answer that only merited two stars, and I broke down the clue?

I'm grievously insulted.

[Glaikityin]

Sorry to have insulted you. It wasn`t personal but I had the answer already by using my spellchecker and dictionary so I had done a lot of the work myself, hence you only got two stars. It was very kind of you to give your breakdown of the clue ( I for one don`t think it patronising) and I hope that if I ask for help in the future you would find it in your heart to come to my aid. Grovelling on my knees now, please don`t think too badly of me.