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Thanks John - re-think in progress!

Hello again, Dunderheid. Sorry for the language in my last post, and for the rogue "was"....! If you have 7d., 18d. is a synonym.
Al

Thanks Al - was convinced 18d was legit & this threw me off course

You're welcome ........ (So you had to "leg it " away from your original answer .....?) (Sorry - I couldn't resist that.)

Is 1 down food holder for a bit (5) CLEEK making 8 across ELDER for Inferior articles (5) OR is it CROCK and OLDER thanks somehow I think it is the first

Thinking more chuck - for drill bits

Think of a drill bit for 1d. Hope this doesn't "throw" you!

Good evening, Norm.
I'm afraid I would mark both your suggestions wrong......
For 8ac., think grammatical "articles" - one French (2) and the other German (3), giving a synonym of "inferior".
For 1d., think American "wagon" for food, or part of a power drill.
Hoping this helps!
Al Issner