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No 5. Put in the box, having made a criminal survey (5) starts with C
No 23. Green bowler's special ball in splinters (9) starts with M
Thanks

Cased?

Matchwood?

Thanks for speedy reply Rusty. Thinking that or 'crate' but not convinced

Yea, thanks for this too. Like your thinking! See where you're coming from but why 'bowler's special ball'?

Bank robbers, for instance, would "case a joint" before a attempted break-in.
Bowls are known as "woods".
In a bowls match the final match winning bowl could be known as the " match wood".
Slightly spurious, Wilma, but it is as close as I can get to an acceptable parse!