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5A. Mine (ore stripped earlier) (6) -----R.
11A. Advantages of metal bands (4) P--S.
5D. Investigators given super tip (4) -E-S.
6D. Supplementary mouth sound (4) ---E.

Many thanks.........I was thinking of "plus" and "former"........but..........

5a Former - For me + (o)r(e)

5d Feds

Given - Fed
Super tip - S

...........so 6D begins with an "m"........I'm none the wiser......

I reckon it's "more" and "pros"..........many thanks Mamya.

11a Pros ?
I don't get the metal bands part.

Element in the periodic table Praseodymium (59) is a metal, Pr + "o" s = bands ?

Thanks Shooty and Ginge.......sealed and sent!

That looks good to me Ginge.
Nice work.