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12 ac. Blew up giving a genuine turn to young boy (7)

Have E?U?T?D
Believe answer is ERUPTED but could also be ERUCTED.

43 ac, Top quality pig made slow progress (4-5)
Have G?L? E?G?D
Believe answer is GILT-EDGED but could also be
GOLD EDGED

Insights and parsing please

12a erupted : pure(genuine) given a turn + Ted

I think GENUINE=PURE turned around. Haven't got the other one yet.

gilt-edged. (Gilt is a young female pig)

Thank you and thank you.

Could see true in erupted but was blind to pure.

And that gilt is also a pig is, well, a discovery.

Enigma