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Ground to a halt now, so need a restart please!:
17a Destroy with top armour W?E?? wreck would fit the "destroy" bit, but the rest....?
39a Poor department's ropy shunning work O??E??
29d I'm on the road circling river and desert ??R??C
Thanks for any help at all!

17a W helm

39a Orne ry

29d Tar Mac...Cam Rat

Many thanks Tony - they should get me going again now!!

Can anyone help with my last clue please?
36d Musical piece beginner fluffed in middle section (4) I have ?R?O - assume it's TRIO, but why?

could be tiro - a variant spelling of tyro (beginner) - with the middle letters mixed up?

Thanks Trevor - i had tyro in mind for the beginner but not tiro!

i've not seen it spelt that way before either but i found this,
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tiro

I have all the 12downs apart from 18a. Any help would be appreciated!

S(t)AI(ne)R

Thanks, Tony. A new one for me. Now I can rest my brain!