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Aground this week on four.
17ac, 'Type of electricity and gas to burn', (4), A???;

39ac, 'Detectives have a warrant, presumably, triggering alarm', (6), D?S?A?. Dismay?

2dn, 'Plant ruins processed ham with equipment out of date', (5,8), M?R?? ?A?I?O?D;

55dn, 'We'll have a word with Maria if she turns up', (E?A).

Looks like 'Marsh marigold'

17 ache.39 dismay.2 marsh marigold.55 eva.

17 ac + he (high explosive)

HE - helium

Ache - to burn with desire
Alternating Current -AC + He - Helium gas

Many thanks all. Any takers for 55dn, 'We'll have a word with Maria if she turns up' (3), E?A ? Or with 56ac, 'Several days' effort yielding gripping article by wife', (3-4), M?N ?E?K ?

Sorry about the he toffer et al, not concentrating.

man-week.

Hi toffer, Eva (see an earlier post) as in ave maria
Man week. Meek round an + w