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Doing better than last week thank heavens, but seem to have it a brick wall. Help required and appreciated.

4 a. Quality of compound in Italy transformed by conversation, though not at first. (10)

A???L?N?T?

14 a. Pretentious fight initiated between Tories and
Lib-Dems, say, both lacking leadership (4-5)

A?T? - ??R??

14 ARTY FARTY

(p)arty F(ight) (P)arty


alkalinity?

(it's the KAL = conversation not at first I'm struggling with)

Talk without t?

..........it's (t)ALK

Then" in italy" anagram?

Thanks Chrise, I think I may have got Alkalinity in time but never arty-farty.

.......and AB!

And AB !!

Last one, 44d Old man, character not quite in range (7)

I have P?E?T?E. Crossword solver says no such word so have I a letter wrong?