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27a Grease weld between edges 94) - SEAM?

The last three letters are definitely EAM and SEAM would fit the definition (weld between edges), but I can't work out why GREASE is there - help appreciated.

PS There are clues with extra letters but this isn't one of them.

Brendan, look at the second definition of "seam" in BRB.

Hi Cloverjo, the only 'hard copy' dictionary i've got is 'The Concise Oxford' and that, along with every online source, don't show GREASE as a definition - can you tell me exactly what it say, thanks.

Hi brendan,
The second def of seam says:
grease (shakespeare) ; lard made from pork fat (Scot saim). To grease.

That's great, many thanks Cloverjo - It's definitely time I invested in the BRB.

You definitely should. It's a great dictionary and essential for crossword- solvers.

I have the grid entries for these 2 but can't see how the clues work?...
(grid entries are not the same as the clue answer)

there is an extra letter in the wordplay
11a Private tutor accepted cases - - rum (7)
17 Nanny takes married woman back after cutting countess (6) ... thought it might be au pair but can't see it...

Xwordfan,
11 - C(0)ACH A CA, the O is extra.
17 - GRAFIN : GRAN with inclusion of reversed (W)IF, W is extra.

thanks meursault - i would never have got those

i enjoyed the puzzle though - it was a bit different and not too hard a grid fill for beginners like me!

For once a nice puzzle with an unambiguous instruction to conclude. Funnily enough the only two clues I had trouble with were 11 and 17 across. What I'm not sure about is the significance of the title. Is it just that the method of entry is unusual? I think it's been done once before.