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Simultaneously having the same brainwave but rejecting our aid, zealous wizard ran amok (7)

Cheat changed binary tonal device. (7)

Afternoon folks,

Just a quick check in before I go out to give you time to reply before this evening.
I have questions for 4 clues:
1) Post 5 - I'm not seeing the use of 'Linguistic establishment' in Redelf's clue
2) Post 6 - Imagcq, I'm seeing 'the French back' which gives me 'Le' reversed = 'el' / Am I missing the right wordplay?
3) Post 16 - Aristo, I'm reading this as Pueblo environs = SW (South-western native American settlements) + (D)azzle - overwhelm (Minus the D for 'Day') = 'azzle', however, I feel I may be missing some of your wordplay as the 'environs' could be an indicator for a container clue, can you put me straight on this.
21) Post 21 - AB, can't identify with the 'iron' ref at all, an explanation would be well received.

Cheers guys, If you could just run through your wordplay, it would be much appreciated, thanks.

I'll be back later, Les40

Iron ties in with the golf surface reading and refers to the definition "A swazzle is a device made of two strips of metal"

Hi Les, as requested:

Vocal distortion instrument - definition
was reportedly - homophone - wozz
found in -insertion indicator
leading (s)ound & (l)inguistic (e)stablishment (7)

s wozz le

Sorry - Not the most brilliant of clues :)

Yes, Les. I simply meant the area in which the Pueblo lived, the Southwest. I used environs because I needed a plural to go with dazzle. I chose Pueblo because of the strong association with the region and because of the ghostly atmosphere of their beautiful settlements- again for surface read.

Sorry- plural to go with overwhelm, but you know what I mean.

Thanks for the explanations guys, some really great clues with too little time to individually mention this week so I'm gonna just announce my favourite which I had earmarked since it was posted and that is the superb surface reading clue from BigbadMarty at Post 8 with:

One employed by wife-beater to alter his statements

Nice cryptic def Marty and here is your prize, a little something that makes me chuckle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQtPtAy67KY

well done Marty, nice clue

thanks to Les for an interesting word

Congrats, BBM2, and thanks for the challenging word(s), Les.

Lots of inventive clues, but I must confess to a soft spot for SteveZodiac's @ 10!