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[amtaff]

Stuck on two interconnected clues-help appreciated. 24d How this coloured ball would be welcome in Scotland, perhaps!(4) ?Y??. The last letter of this is the first for 29ac.In Australia and in Germany banned drug(6) ??W?E?.

[roslyn251254]

29a down(und)er

[bibblebub]

29a DOWNER [drug]

australia = down under
and in germany = und, and remove that because it's banned

DOWN(und)ER

[bibblebub]

24a BYDE - scottish variant spelling of bide

[amtaff]

Thanks both. The 'e' of byde clashes with the 'd' of downer

[bibblebub]

d'oh, sorry

downer is right

it has to be something that sounds like 'bead' but i can't find anything for by?d

[kayakamina]

Ayed - welcomed .....Aye (Eye - ball)

[bibblebub]

thanks kayakamina for setting me right and putting me out of my misery

[amtaff]

Neither can I. Thanks for help-I'll try again later when a few more brains might be awake!

[kayakamina]

You're welcome.

Not the best clue I've ever seen!

[amtaff]

I submitted last entry before checking ! Thanks kayakamina too!