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Williamseal, I too had a brief panic when I saw the O! Luckily I checked it in the ODQ. I

PS Did you mean you thought it should have been an 'e'?

Hi malone, I assumed "e" was meant but it compelled me to look again !

Thanks Malone - yes you are correct in your PS

Williamseal and Ginge, thanks. I assumed it was meant to say 'e', and mentioned it only because I was posting anyway!

The Latin phrase is in Chambers.

I have finished this puzzle without too much difficulty. However I cannot parse 40a. The answer is pretty straightforward, but the only way I can see to parse the clue seems very abstruse, involving an obsolete word for the word their or theirs. Any feedback would be much appreciated.

Reeds = enclosures. The D, God (dropping an O from 'good') moves to the front (god to relocate), to give Drees, bears, Scottish word.

Thank you Malone. I was thinking the god was Re rather than D for Deus.
12a. is also interesting. The answer isn’t in Chamber’s or in OED. However when I googled it I found the definition as a northern word meaning poor or paltry.That is not a synonym for the comparative meaner.

Hi casanova, footy¹ Chambers.

Thank you Ginge. I must be blind!