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Could someone please help with the following:-
54. Into rackets, a beginner wore headgear at the end of the game. (2. 6.)
67. Like list to include really good attacker (9)
72. By mid-afternon father returns with a spring onion. The mean wretch! (11)
91. Strange athlete who sought to beat the drinks ban. (3. 6.)
Have worked on these for some time but have come up with nothing!
Many thanks in advance.

Strange athlete - Rum Runner

54) A beginner is A L
67) anagram of list plus really good person
72) er um stuck on that one myself
91) find a 3 letter word for strange

By mid-afternoon father returns with a spring onion
(middle letter + short word for father + onion)

I can't give decent clues, but I will say that I think Goofy's 67) is wrong about anagram (think "list" as in lean or on a slope)

ps. I think Goofy has the right answer.

Unless Goofy has Stalinist.
Like AS not
Good = tip top, A-one.

Darn it, I can't do the hint/clue thing - I just muddy the water or give it away.
Assailant is what I think the answer is (as + slant with "ai" inside)

I only posted this because I thought Lizzie was given a bum steer.

no offence Goofy:-)

the wordplay for 67) is

Like = AS
List = Slant ¨To include¨ ....
Really good = AI (A 1 )

AS+ S ai LANT

72)
¨By mid-afternoon father returns with a spring onion. The mean wretch¨

The answer is a word for a 'mean wretch' (Chambers definition is 'a rascal; a low, mean wretch.¨)

The wordplay is -
'By mid-afternoon' = R (the middle letter in the word afternoon)
'Father returns' = PA < AP
'Spring onion = SCALLION (the leek, an onion with a slim bulb; a spring onion)

91) the answer is someone ¨who sought to beat the drinks ban¨ (a person involved in smuggling alcohol into the US during prohibition, especially by boat)

The wordplay -
¨Strange¨ = 3 letter word (also a name for a spirit much drunk in the Royal Navy)ç

¨athlete¨ = a person who is participates in athletics round the track.

brilliant!

Anagram of SAINT (a really good person NO?) plus LIST
Seems to me that answers all the clue (67)