WED D Mail No. 14,366

[bryand]

Please help me to get started!
1a) Put back English fag-ends and French item in lab. (4,4)
1d) Having stripped Old English bits, renovate shabby pub. (6)
5a) Republican group regularly equips people in Middle East (6)
Apology for having no letters.

[puzzled54]

1a test tube

[Wharton]

1a test tube

[slaney]

1a Test tube - reverse E(nglish) BUTTS and ET (and French)

[dannyk13]

1a.Test tube( e +butts + et reversed)
1d. Tavern ( angram f renovate- oe)
5a.Ira quis

[slaney]

1d Tavern - anagram renovate minus O(ld) and E(nblish)

[slaney]

5a Iraqis - without the U.

[bryand]

Thankyou puzzled54, Wharton, slaney, and dannyk13 for your very prompt and informative help. Dannyk13 5 acrossis 6 letters, presumably IRAQUI.
Rgeards

[dannyk13]

Sorry, my typo Should be Iraqis

[puzzled54]

No u - eQuIpS after IRA

[bryand]

Thanks again to everyone for the additional help.