Ooh — so often when I have to ask, I then kick myself when I find out what I missed, but these were I think both genuinely obscure, and I didn’t think of that interpretation of the wordplay indicator at all! Another thing I did like about this puzzle though is how exact to BRB each definition is: some really obscure words and parsings, but when you do figure each one out there is no doubt that it’s right, no uncertainty. Thanks mattrom, and thanks Hawk.