observe everyman 14.10.12

[chokkie]

stuck on top left hand corner ....
1 inspiring respect and admiration, Pinochet docked (6) a?????
9a Wine, British - left one to be collected by Charles (7) c?????s
12a weighty Roman coin American lost (5) s????
2d Good woman accepting lead in Lolita with pleasure (6) ??????

Manythanks, Chox.

[bibblebub]

1) august
9a) chablis

[sandyRoe]

12a Solus?

[bibblebub]

12a) solid

[bibblebub]

2d) gladly

[sandyRoe]

maybe not ^

[chokkie]

Thanks for your help folks .... now i'm wondering about 3 down
"youth speaks about contemporary of j. Wayne" (5,4) s?l?d ?a?s

I can only seem to think of "salad days"

Any more thoughts?

Chox.

[bibblebub]

speaks = SAYS, contemporary of j.wayne = A. LADD [alan ladd]

S aladd AYS

[maurice]

12a solid(-us)!

[Chandamama]

AUGUST[-o]
CHA(B)(L)(I)S
G LAD(L)Y

[chokkie]

Many thanks for your help with this one, everyone, appreciate your input. Chox.