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can someone help me with these short clues please ?

1. Activity boosting one's self-importantce ( 3,4) ??o , ?r?p

2. Using less embarrassing wording ( 11) ??p?e?i?tic

3. Banking establishment ( 8,5) ??e?ring, House

4. Bacterium ( 11) ??o?t?i?i?m

5. Motorway rest stop ( 8) ?e?v???s

6. Large flowered plant ( 8) ?i?i???s

7. An excess of responsibilities ( 3,4,5,2,3,4) Too, ?a?y, ?r?n?, i?, the , ?i?e

8. card game (8) ??t?e??e

9. in general ( 2,3,5) ??, ?n? , Large

10. Formal politeness( 8) Ge?e?o??

11. Masonary support ( 8) ???t?e?t

12. Surrey town ( 5) E???L

13. Riding garment ( 5) H????

14. Blockhead ( 9) N????k?L?

15. Beatnik ( 6) H?p?i?

16. Abroad (6) A?i?L?

17. Frenzied woman ( 6) M?e?a?

1 ego trip

2 euphemistic

3 clearing house

4 clostridium

5 services

6 hibiscus

7 too many irons in the fire

8 patience

9 by and large

10 ceremony

11 abutment ?

12 Epsom ?

13 Habit

14 Numbskull

15 Hippie ?

17 Afield

17 maenad

Well done Mamya....an excellent solo effort, done so quickly too.

how kind, just had a few idle moments digesting my dinner, why not lol

thanks to everyone who helped with the answers.

They were all wonderful.


Sorry couldn't resist.

Nice one, ha ha.