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Please can anyone help with 39. It grows down in the panhandle but it's ears stick up strangely. (5,5)
49. Claire is often secretive in retirement. (5)
Any help greatfully received. Many thanks in advance !!! P

39. Anagram of 'ears stick up' - unusual first name of the tree

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4. It is precisely defined by a popular bidding convention - I assumed it was to do with bridge and have looked through loads of lists of bidding conventions and am none the wiser so maybe on the wrong track (5)

64. Coil up in the trees where you find Tom and a lady otter entwined (4.2.3.7). I know a lady otter is a sow and a book title immediately came to mind but i can't fit 'Tom' in.

Thank you very much lady bed. I was put off by the number of letters needed in the answer !!! P

lady bee, 4, I have crash. 64 think Kenneth Grahame.

polly dee. 49 look for a back word, think willow.

Saxon - I saw CRASH in the list of bidding conventions and obviously ash is there but how do you explain the CR?

I was thinking of that Kenneth Grahame book but as I said, I couldn't find an explanation for Tom.

all I can think is that some clues may not include a definition?

In the Rainbow cryptic quizzes everything has a reason to be there.

Just thought of something - there is pussy willow and Tom is a cat so I'm going with that for the explanation.

Thank you very much Saxon - found it !!! P

Titus, 69, anagram ami (a main road) + and hire (convertible = anagram) for answer. thanks jojo