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9a Question American about
Great Lake reservations
16a Whalebones's been squeezing a lassie's top
26d Shrewd old English King ignored article

Letter counts please and any already placed.

Been +al (a lassie top) - baleen?

Cute is shrewd and Canute without an - article?
Q - question +US + Erie - queries?

Sorry Rossim
9a (7) ..e...s
16a (6) .a...n

26d .u.e / So cute is the answer - hadn't thought of Canute. thanks ab.

One final one 6d (7) English friend tours Irish oil-rich territory
e...a..

Although I often refer to this forum I'm new to posting on it.
The DM cryptic is sometimes completely baffling to me but also addictive!

6D. Emirate, oil-rich territory. It's E/English +Mate/friend+RI/Republic of Ireland/Irish.

Welcome to the forum plevenaB.
I do seem to need that extra bit of help! No need to apologise.

Thank you everyone. It's nice to know there's so many people out there ready to help.