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[Voulez-vous]

2 I just can't get the wordplay for, so any help gratefully received.

10a) Help senior NCO to cut hair (3,3) ?R? M?P

15a) By which a question is put about before bishop (7) ?H?R?B?

I'm thinking "dry mop" perhaps and whereby/thereby?

Thanks if you can help.

[ubasses]

whereby?

[shoota]

10a Mrs mop - mRS Mop - regimental Sergeant major in hair

[cathfromsaron]

whereby?

[Voulez-vous]

Oh Shoota! Thankyou so much! Just couldn't see that!

[Voulez-vous]

Why is it whereby ubasses........just can't get the wordplay!

[shoota]

De nada VV

[ubasses]

by after a question, where seemed more like a question than there. Hence my question mark as not 100%.

[Ouzel]

Question = why with ere b ( before bishop) inside.

[Neveracrossword]

Re 'whereby' - I took it as 'why'=a question, 'ere'=before+ 'b'=bishop/

[Voulez-vous]

Brilliant, thanks ouzel.

Sorry ubasses, I really wasn't criticising! I just couldn't work out the wordplay! Thank you everyone for all your help.

[Neveracrossword]

Have been staring at 7 A, my last one, for a while.
A certain stone repeatedly defaced somewhere in the Himalayas (5)
?e?a?
I see Nepal, in the Himalayas, but how does the first part of the clue work?

[Voulez-vous]

A certain is "one" stone is "opal"...........deface them both..........

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks - I feel satisfied now!