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For what it's worth, in the circumstances, I had.

1 EYESTRAIN (EYES TRAIN)
2 EMERITI (I T(r)IREME backwards
3 SPRIG (SPRI(n)G)
4 I know that she apparently didn't say "cake" but "brioche", but I didn't get any further than that.

Thanks for the workout, imagcq - I hope everything gets straightened up as soon as possible.

Thanks for this imagcq, Hope all gets better with you.
1) Surveys school for tiredness of pupils (9)- Eyestrain? Eyes – surveys, school – train gives “eyestrain” – tiredness of pupils.

2) Old professors run from one ancient ship returning (7) Emeriti? One- I + trireme (ancient ship) reversed without r for run, gives emeriti – old professors.

3) Season without the fifth piece of parsley (5)- Sprig? Spring – season, without fifth letter gives sprig – term for a piece of parsley. .

4) Angry worker taking insult at first in Antoinettes alternative to bread? (9) Croissant? “Cross ant” (angry worker) with I the first letter of insult gives French (Antionette’s) alternative to bread. .

This gives EN EI SG CT for which gives genetics?

Hi, guys. Just checking in. I see the first three, but the word that jumps out at me for 4 I can't parse after the first three letters. Guess I won't have enough time...
Sorry to hear about your woes, imagcq. Plumbing problems are always terrifying.

OH yeah. Very good, AB- and chrise. Didn't see your letter-count post in time!

No idea what the extra "for" was em for...

Identical to AB's solutions: had to change my thinking on # 4 completely --- for a long time I was stuck on Panettone (in vain of course)!
And sincere commiserations, imagcq: under those circumstances it's a miracle you were able to look in at all on our ponderings!

Thank you all for taking part My humble apologies for the monumental cock up,but you excellent people got there anyway

GENETICS is the final anagram,everybody parsed what they had correctly,and im sorry i could not be around earlier to answer your queries about No4 which if you had the correct information i feel you all would have got the answer. Cheers!

By the way, I too still have problems with this site. I've only been able to look in a few times today.

Mate it is getting ridiculous, Cant access the site,bombarded by adverts then some of my postings just dissappear or i go to post and i have lost connection and have to do it all again. Patience wearing thin!