Times Jumbo Cryptic 1045

[Neily]

Very grateful for help with the last three.

26ac: "Matador allowed shields on the side of the mouth." (6). I have - D-R-L.
5dn: "Replace police officer - and auditor's to give up. (9). I have S-P-R-E-E.
38dn: "Given defective plug, one leaves earth below, then departs." (9). I have U-D-R-O-D.

[boxtops]

26 Adoral (in the clue, matADOR ALlowed)

[Neveracrossword]

Adoral
Supercede
Undersold (under so(I)l d/departs)

[boxtops]

5 Supersede

[ubasses]

supercede

[boxtops]

38 under????

[Baldric]

UNDERSOLD

[Neveracrossword]

5 D. Sorry - supersede is correct!

[Neily]

Many thanks. I'm inclined to think that the answer to 5 dn is SUPERSEDE, rather than the more common spelling- because of the reference to 'auditor' and 'give up' in the clue.

[Neveracrossword]

Neily, my first spelling 'supercede' does not actually exist as a word - so it has to be 'supersede' (where the 'sede' sounds like 'cede', give up)