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48a...Flower in which we serve...W?S?R ( if SPENLOW for 47a is correct )

39d...Searched for truffles given to older characters....R?P?L?D

48 Weser - hidden

39 Rootled - anagram

Thanks Tony. I can see ROOTLED but the only reference to WESER I can find is the river of the same name in Germany ?

"flower" is crosswordese for a river - "runner" is also used from time to time

I'm fairly new to cryptic crosswords, and this forum has been a great help in putting me on track. I'm stuck on 3d only - o?e?o?

And I don't understand why 45a is who he is. I especially loved 1a as a clue.

Thanks!

3d Oberon

thanks, jazz girl. I thought it might be, but why? A previous post in the longer forum suggested the surname of an actress + the crossword's theme, so I was thrown.

45a Scrooge

I = ego
orcs = killers (whales)
egoorcs = (backwards

I meant why oberon?

film star was Merle Oberon.
Merdle (Dickens character)= Merle with d(died) inside