Polymath 796

[oldham1]

South American leaf-carrying ant (5) p---a

Poetic description of a vision or dream (7) --s-i-g

Tin plate used for sound effects (7,5) -h-n---/s---t

In Australian slang a boring or dull witted person (6) -o-o-e

French term for people of humble condition (4,2,3) g-n-/d-/p--

[iminoz]

5 Gens de peu

[iminoz]

3 Thunder sheet

[iminoz]

I've seen 4 answered as MOPOKE but I've never heard it in AU

[1ozzy]

Me either Iminoz, Drongo is the only term that comes to mind with 6 letters :-)

[JackAubrey]

I initially went with drongo, too. But Chambers gives "mopoke" as Australian slang for a dull-witted person. The ant in 21 across is Sauba (21 down is sclerosis). The poetic description of a dream is aisling

[oldham1]

Many thanks to all