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8dn. Try a lot of sweet red wine to cheer up. H?a?t?n? Can only be 'hearten' (cheer up, encourage). Parse? Happy 2017.

HEARTEN
TRY = hear, as in a court case + TEN(T), tent is a type of wine

HEAR = TRY (as in court); TENT is an old name for a sweet red wine

Thanks all. As a teetotaller I know absolutely nothing about drinks-with-alcohol! 1244 one in record time. Just noticed my request got sent twice. Ignore second one - computer blip.

as an avid and to excess wine drinker I was also ignorant of the term.

5d Unit running short could ring doctor (7) I have C?U?O?D

Coulomb, unit - Coul(d) ).+ O/ring +MB, doctor.

Thank you, if I had spelled Botulin instead of, for reasons that escape logic, Dotulin I might have made it easier for myself.

MerryPhil, you're welcome. My handwriting is to blame for similar mistakes that I have made!