Only two to go and very frustrated with 1 down. One has to delete two consecutive letters from the clue before solving.
1down) Source of water deserted by untrained Spahi? (8)
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Both require two answers 2d) Wood of gnarled beech, golden brown, in which I've struck antidote to poison (6)(8) 4d) Collar is capital with round frayed end;shirt,regularly eroded, has variable...