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Last one to finish, just to make a change! Four to go...
10a a mother's boy (4) -d--
12d is obliged to touring mobile animal sanctuary for lifting rodent (7) --s-r-t
20d thursday in south coast resort means depression on the way (7) p-t-o--
32a hat initially quite original, back in the day (5) t-q--
Can anyone help me with these please? Thanks in advance.

Adam
Muskrat

toque

Pothole

10a) adam

32a) toque

Sorry Rosalind, not too quick today.

Wow that was quick... thanks Rosalind and Andyc. Bye for now, back next week, unless a miracle happens and I find I can complete the Jumbo without cheating at the end! Have fun!

No worries, Andy! Can't help cross-posting and better a lot of replies than 0

I think this one was quite tough: however can anybody explain the logic of 6d- my answer is republishes but can,t get the "clubs" bit. Also 14a and diptera

Ireland is a REPUBLIC. Take out clubs (C) to make way for woman (SHE) and son (S) gives REPUBLI(c) SHE S = REPUBLISHES.

"Over" in the clue is in the sense of "again" so "issues over" means "issues again" and defines the clue as REPUBLISHES as opposed to simply PUBLISHES.

DIPTERA is Sink (=DIP) and an anagram of (w)ATER. That is to say WATER with (W) leaving.