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still a tyro on this puzzle and all help welcomed
1 A: (8) spend a long time finding parts of text
11A: (10) school term finishes early on Western Isles -------T--
14A ( 8): worth depositing gold for investment by firm -------E
7D (7) childen's play area with bar for protection

hopefully this will get me going on the rest
many thanks

1a - Look for a word for spned plus a word for a long time to yield parts of text.

11a - try Western with a words for islands followed by term not finishing and you will produce the name of a famous school.

14a - put a typical crossword term for gold inside a word meaning firm (not as in company) and you will find a term suggesting something is worth depositing.

7d - the answer is something which children will play in.

Hope these hints help.

1a That should read "spend", of course, in the sense of spending time.

Many thanks Aristotle for your advice and hopefully I will now get these clues