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Struggling with the last 3 today. Could anyone help with 6dn?
Mafia-style base? (6,4)
I was quite happy with FAMILY HOME (from cosa nostra) until the second word went ?E?T when the crossers were solved. (First word ?A?I?Y, so still good for FAMILY)

nest??

Well I did wonder about that, trevor, but frankly it's not as good as home (except that it fits!). Thanks for the suggestion.

Also 4dn Great writer, not comencing novel, starts to fill in coupons (8)
I ahve ?E?R?F?C
It must be TERRIFIC - I see the def. (great) and the Fill In Coupons bit, but can anyone help on relating TERRI to "writer not commencing novel"?

Does FAMILY SEAT make any more sense?

The word writer, not commencing, riter, novel - terri?

family seat is an anagram of (mafia style)

terrific is an anagram of (w)riter + fic

family seat is an anagram of mafia style

Thanks very much to all - hadn't spotted the anagram of mafia style at all.

Just looked at this - no anagrind?