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31 d Penny's bear that is lost (4) ? I N N

WINNIE (the bear) losing IE (that is) = WINN (obsolete slang for a penny)

Thanks jacknatter

Plants, having towered up, about to fall, one afternoon. (7) I think from what I have the answer is 'aspidia', but I cannot reconcile the clue with this. Any insight?

It was Aspired and you remove the 're' (about to fall) and then add 'i' and 'a' for 'one afternoon'.

PS. I'm not sure how 'aspired', towered up, works!

Aspire : literary Rise high; tower:
above the domes of loftiest mosques these pinnacles aspire

I've realised I should think of it as 'a-spired' (having a spire) and that fits 'towered up'. I wondered how aspired/hoped could work with 'towered up'.

Thanks Malone. I now see 'to tower up' as a definition for aspire in Chambers. I have heard the expression 'to tower up' as in it 'towered up over the city', but I never heard 'it aspired over the city'. Live and learn. Thanks.

Harlequin, you're welcome. I did this crossword on Sunday so would've forgotten my reasoning by now!

Jazzgirl, thanks for the confirmation - the one-minute thing can be a pain at times!