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Much less of a struggle this week, thank Heaven. Nearly burnt out what passes for my mind last week.

Two left :

51D - A philosopher closed in thus (5)
S?O?? STOIC?
&
57A - Disheartened member of minority party longing for wine (8)
?R?N???E

If STOIC is correct the latter would be
?R?N?C?E

grenache

stoic is correct
thus = sic
to = close as shut to

stoic is correct

Chiff - many thanks.

Foolishly I was looking for a word for thirst rather than a wine type.

Wonderful. I can now crawl off to bed with an 18yr-old - Macallan in case you wondered & a good book!

gr(e)en party disheartened with ache

grenache

50 ac Tensing (anag agent and is) so stoic can't be correct??

would like help with 4 down

easting not tensing

critique of pure reason

Easting makes more sense! thanks