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1)Fruit he fed to woebegone pioneer (9)
S _ D_ _ _ E _ N

2)Fixed and absorbing job (8)
_ N _ H _ _ _ D

2 AN(CHORE)D

thank you Jolan!
that would make #1 S_D_R_E_ _

1. S(PEAR + HE)AD = spearhead = pioneer (v)

S_D_R_E_ _
hmmm......
I was fairly confident of the D as the corresponding clue was :
Ancient god in control (4)
I have ODIN (g- od in)

I will try reworking that

Hi Cana-da. If spearhead was correct, what letters would you then have for the god? I was thinking Zeus- he was certainly in control, but then it would not be very cryptic (I presume the E in zEus would be in spEarhead But Zeus doesn't fit in with any of the ODIN letters.

I did have oDin, but am trying to rework with zEus.

rein (control)

re (egyptian god) + in.

Thank You Jolan and Philip!!
My mind tends be on one track some times...
Thank You!!