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2 interlocking solutions puzzle me: can anyone confirm & explain, or otherwise correct, perhaps?
5a One mishandling gong lecturer's pinned Inside coat (7 letters)-- I have F?*?L?R --- fumbler?
and 6d On top of latke, 10 mushroom (5 letters): I have *?R?L (* same letter as in 5a) -- I have MOREL
(btw 10a if that's relevant is EXTRA: possibly for that reason MORE, but why "L" --- just for "latke"???)
Found the whole thing very puzzling today!

It's now been explained to me, but I must say I find the explanation for "Morel" pretty far-fetched!
An infuriating puzzle, I found!
Let's hope for better next weekend with the double one, tho' it's not going to be Arau (see Guardian website in article on Americanisms).

5 looks like fumbler
gong = MBE
lecturer = L
coat = fur
fu mb(l)e r

Hi GK
I'm in a similar position - I've finished and am fairly confident that all the answers are right, but some of the parsing escapes me.
I though the "coat" in FUMBLER was FUR, an MB was a gong and LE stood for lecturuer? - not confident though.
I was happy with MOREL -it's a mushroom, and MORE is EXTRA on the top of L(atke) (anyw ord starting with L would have done, though.)

@ chrise: see your "brother", chrisg --- I'm not happy, though!

13d One emperor giving lift to another's a long way off one (3,6) R?S ?I?A?I
17d Nothing too much inserted, snog silly old Scots relative (4-3) G?O? SON
4 d Pharmacy business stocks ecstasy for you, on telephone deposit (5) D?E?S
Just can't see these. Any help appreciated!

13d think Haile Selassi (and his followers)
17d I had to look this up - the first word is the obvious one - it is archaic for "by marriage" in Scots
4d what do pharmacies deal in?

Thanks, chrise. I had made a mistake, but still would have needed help!

I am still puzzled by two:
17d g?o?/s?n Nothing too much inserted, snog silly old Scots relative
11a s?e?l?a?s Sealing backing for aged teachers in charge, having got beyond special lashings
Can anyone help?

good son (scots)

shedloads (lots/lashings)