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2D Desisted from being a burden to the journalist (9)

?E?RA?n?D looking like refrained but I'm not seeing all the word play

9A Batting total is circumscribed by pitch (10)

???T?E?i??

Any help would be appreciated

Yes! refrained. refrain = a burden + ed

Ok thanks - not heard of refrain as a burden

Refrained is ok because a refrain can apparently mean a burden + ed

Fluttering?
Fling = pitch
utter = total
Not completely sure that it means batting though.

Ah! utter = sum; fling = pitch; bat = flutter (as in bat your eyelids); yielding

fl(utter)ing = batting

nice clue

... good on you, rossim. You posted as I typed.

Of course! Thanks Jolan.

.. and, sorry, meany utter = total

Think you meant meant!