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Three clues left to solve, and they all intersect.. help with one should help me finish off.
47a) With quiet intensity, say b-, heater's broken (7). B---T--
bheater could be an anagram of breathe, but that does not fit in with 'with quiet intensity.' Any pointers welcome, as ever, and thanks in advance.

say - with quite intensity. (under ones breath)???

I think it is breathe, as it fits in with all the down answers.

Breathe can mean whisper (as in "Don't breathe a word") which fits in with the quiet intensity bit of the clue in addition to the anagram bit.

So why is 48d (Say, wet bird(5)) EGRET?

say (eg for example) a water bird

eg = say(eg - for instance), ret = to wet.

Say is EG and RET is a verb meaning to soak

you see... my wordplay is not improving!

Well, ret.... there's something new!! Many thanks