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19ac ' Wise men wasted energy with a PC game' (11)

answer was MINESWEEPER ?? I can see 'wise men' in there , leaving 'eper' to be explained.

21d ' Drop spike into place ' (5)

answer was PEARL ?? I had no letters in this , if had got 19ac would have the starting 'P' , but still stuck

Parsing please !

e (energy) per (with)

Pl- place with ear inside (as in spike or ear of corn inside)

19 anagram of wise men + e = energy + per = a
21 ear = spike in pl = place