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There are 3 I cannot parse. I think I did well with the endgame although that took longer than usual. There were more I was stuck on but Chambers saw me through.

2D: Adds up completely (5)
TOTES as the answer? I understand totes as a synonym for completely but “adds up” to me would be TOTS.

14A: Little ‘un to try these first three steps (3)
TOT meaning little one, but the rest I don’t understand.

34D: Pollsters getting round a foreign language (5)
?A?RI
Must be MAORI, I’m thinking.

2 Tote, to add up is in Chambers.
34 MORI is the poll,pollsters, it's been around for decades. I've just looked it up - Market and Opinion Research.

34.... and the pollsters get round 'a', in the clue, so M a ori.

Thank you, I was taking “getting round” to mean insert ‘o.’
I don’t think I came across MORI.

Thanks, I think I've heard 'Mori poll' (sounds like Moray Poll) for decades and never wondered what it stood for!

Mori used to be called Ipsos Mori now it’s just called Ipsos I believe.

TOT is hidden in the clue.

Thanks very much, I was completely hung up on little ‘uns and ABCs as first steps.

Hello again folks

I have an answer for 7d but I cannot parse it.

Indian river rising ? Yes (6) I?D?E?

My answer has Yes as the definition.

Any help would be much appreciated.

fred

Hello Fred
3 letter abbreviation of first word, 3 letter river reversed, defn last word.

Thank you BuzzyBee

All sorted out now.

fred