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I've got slight problems with two answers.
2 D. Drive over a week in Oban and get thoroughly wet there. (5) drou?
It's obviously 'drouk' (soaking wet) but I don't see 'a week in Oban'.
8 D. Won after many almost on fire at Ibrox (4) ?low
'Glow' fits, and could be 'on fire', but how does the rest work?

re 8d. aglow = on fire, so (a)glow would be almost on fire. Ibrox is at Gl(asg)ow. Just thinking to myself here. Just offering ideas, bad or otherwise ;)

'Ouk' is Scots for week.

Thanks, both of you. I'd never heard of 'ouk' for week!

8d alow (almost aglow) Meaning the opposite of aloft

and is Scottish for ablaze(on fire)
(Chambers 20th century)

Jazzgirl, thanks - I saw 'alow' given on AB the other day, so went with that.

The answer is certainly ALOW, Scottish for ablaze, Chambers 20th Century dictionary. Word play however, is: A lo (t) w, i.e.nearly a lot (many) with w for won. Cheers.

Thanks frameshift for the wordplay. Just couldn't quite see it