14d one saving baby that's swallowed mushroom(11) looks like proliferate but I can't parse it 27a determined forward grabbing goals is not forward!(10) looks like persistent Forward is pert, isn't is...
Last one, any help would be appreciated.
2d. Living nearby, fed by tree and vegetables (5-6). I have A?O?E-?R?U?D
It looks like Above-Ground, but why?...