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17a Times Jumbo Cryptic 1197. This is the last clue and it's driving me nuts! I have -t-t-s-s
Help please. The only word I can think of statuses but no idea why it would be the answer.

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Times Jumbo Cryptic 1197
17a Horror of hell - army starts to surge towards enemy
8 letters I have -t-t-s-s

distaste?

Mamya and Rusty now answered on your other thread

Distaste

Hope you've now seen the answer and how it works , welcome to the forum Mapen.

Thank you, yes. Thanks to all. I have just one left.
5d Is the fellow probing lake's discolourations?
S?r?i?h?s
Straights/streights? And why?

Tarn is he s.