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i think these are correct but would appreciate help with the parsing........

7a. Run with servicemen in confines of burnt-out plant (11) - BLADDERWORT (Plant) I can see 'Servicemen' = OR + W(ith) + R(un) but that leaves 'Bladdet' so I've obviously gone wrong somewhere.

35a. Exceed old record at length in Russia (8) - OVERSTEP (Exceed) Other than O(ld) and EP (record) I'm at a loss.

2d. Pigment found in land, not lake (5) - UMBER (Pigment) I thought it was suggesting that if you add an L(ake) you get a 'Land' - but you don't.

4d. Fermented drink and ancient Indo-European talked of (4) - MEAD (Fermented drink) I think it'a a homophone but of what?

8d. Artist covering up mark in host's rich clothing (5) - ARRAY (Clothing) Other than RA (Artist) I'm lost.

55a. Bird wheeling about lake with fine Scottish stags (4,7) - REED WARBLER (Bird) I think it's 'Stags' = DEER reversed (wheeling) and L(ake) but I can't see the rest.

run = ladder (as in stocking)
or other ranks, in burnt (brt)?

4d Mede a native of anient Mercia

2 land as in lumber with?

55 Braw (Scottish word for fine) + deer + re (about) + l(ake)

35 Verst is a Russian measure of length

35 O + Verst (Russian unit if distance) + ep

run = ladder (as in stocking) + wor= (with other ranks) in B(urn)T out.

8 Host = Army, remove/cover up M (mark) with artist RA ?

Some brilliant parsing there chaps and chapess, with some obscure words - Russian units of measurement and Scottish colloquialisms. Many thanks Chiff, Busby, Scorpiojo and Mamya.

PS. Mamya, glad to see you're still 'off the wagon' so to speak.