9a Vital urges ... L - - - D - -
12a A cattle shed - - A - - U - E Is the last word House?
2d To poise ... L - - - A - E
4d Lacking sympathy I - - - - - A - E
13D To beseech or implore O -S -C - A -E
Is the coniferous tree in 6d a larch? Does it produce turpentine?