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17a "Coterie including private group" (6) **P*E*
13d "Apply scheme to get in sought-after Swiss cheese perhaps" (5,5) *O***, P*A*T - I feel the second word must be plant. Any ideas ? Thanks

13 House plant

17a Septet (group) Se pte t

chelle - many thanks for your answer, but I still don't understand why - please explain and solve my senior moment !!

It's USE PLAN inside HOT.

what has it to do with swiss cheese ? Normally the DT Saturday crossword is quite a bit easier than the rest of the week, but this clue is something else !!

A Swiss cheese plant is a house plant.
Sorry for the lack of explanation in my first answer.

thanks - chelle - being a mere male this fact was not within my sphere !!

I struggled with that clue too, thought I was looking for a type of cheese for ages!