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Can anyone please help with 1a “Scottish shellfish very quietly in earth make love?” (9) ? I’ve got
CL*T**G*O (assuming i’ve Got the rest of that corner correct) thx!

cla pp y do o
3d is peare
5d drongo

Thx sudoku lover! Would never know this exists. Had “GRINGO” for 5d (green-go?). & just got “Peare” after posting. Also cannot get 7dn “gap left oddly foot short as housing for circular base timber”(11 2 wds) i’m Assuming “ground p**ie”?

Ground plate?

Now i’ More confused than ever - I had “plaint” in answer to 31a (Murphy causing gossip round Ireland’s capital) & clueless about 25a (whom the Irish respect on account of verse (lines penned)) (5). Sorry this is my first azed - normally more anagram orientated as in Everyman. Cheers!

31a PRATIE

25a OLLAV

Thx ollav & others. Quite daunting. I’ll try again next week maybe : )

Oops I meant CROSSWHIT 99!