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Still stuck on a few. 32A Stick at protecting peace project: ?S?P?A??. 23d A barrel with chlorine for city in Greece or Bulgaria, say: G?E?? ?N?L? And 54a One angry if out to lunch with nothing to eat: E?O? R?N?Y And, while I'm on, for 7d I presume the answer is "pedro", but can't see why. Any help greatly appreciated: got to start the next one tomorrow!

32. ashplant

23Great Uncle (Bulgaria)

54egon Ronay

7 Pedro (Mexican) back in clue

Thanks, both. Still not sure about ashplant. Get the letters "a" and "t" protecting "plan" (project) and ... presumably "sh" for peace? Bit far-fetched, though, isn't it?

Ashplant is
a sapling from an ash tree, typically used as a walking stick. I think the parsing works .

For what it's worth, the parsing looks fine to me!

Well, yes ...ok, I suppose. To me "sh" suggests quiet rather than peace - not quite the same thing. Over and out, leaving you in peace!