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[yellow12]

help please to finish-explanations useful
9a duck in animal group 5 H?R?? horde?
31a behold scottish island,wasting time 5 L?U?? lo something?
3d paid less?keeps doing nothing here 4???E
16d nag driving son away5 P?T?R pater?
29d go unhurriedly avoiding a penalty 4 C??? calm/
thanks

[kayakamina]

9a Herod (The great)

31 Louis (Great)

3d Idle

16d Peter (great)

29d Co(a)st

[kayakamina]

As for explanations-
9a O (duck ) in HERD (animal group)

31 LO (behold ) UIS(t) (Scottish island wasting Time)

3d Hidden in clue

16a PE(s)TER - nag driving Son away

29d CO(a)ST ...Unhurriedly avoiding A

[yellow12]

thanks-i can't believe i didn't read special instructions!but i have had a bad stomach upset which has obviously affected my brain!