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From an old Times crossword.

Just a couple more to get.

Carry on climbing in quiet setting? That's the spirit(5).

S - - - H

All I can think of is SYLPH for a sort of fairy or spirit. Quiet setting could be SH.

Oh, I've got it now: PLY = carry on.

Sammy, I think you are right with Sylph, but can you please explain to me how ylp or ply equals carry on ?
Many Thanks.
Colin

Oh, I see it myself now. Ply one's trade, e.g.
Colin

Yes, exactly Colin!

I spent ages trying to figure that out.

Islands originally sheltering a large flightless bird (5).

S - M - A

This always looked like SAMOA but I had to look up flightless birds to discover there was one called a MOA, now extinct.

I've finished the crossword now but there is one I still can't quite figure out.

Fruit father always rejected (6).

P - - - Y -

I've got PAPAYA. It's a fruit and PAPA is father but I don't see the "always rejected".

Ay is an alternative spelling for Aye.
Rejected indicates backwards =YA

Many thanks for that. So ay or aye means always.

Yes Sammy.Up here in Scotland it's use is very common.
A fairly normal use is to sign a letter with the words Yours aye then your name.

Ah, but I wasn't thinking Scottish!

Yours aye,
Sammy