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Think I'm done but can anyone tell me why
* 9a "Paternal dedication: 5 across is a gem" is TOPAZ (5across is UNKNOWN)
* 3d "Be perplexed by Bill quitely, not loudly, getting sweethear to embrace sweetheart" is PUZZLE OVER
*10a "Press readers to take wine for promotion" is REPORTERS??

Apologies not just for spoilers but also atrocious typing - quitely should read quietly, sweethear should read sweetheart!

9a To PA ( a dedication ) Z (unknown) = topaz (a gem)

10a READERS replace AD (promotion) by PORT ( wine ).

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Bill quietly, not loudly - Fuzz becomes Puzz
Sweetheart - Lover
Sweet heart ( middle of sweet) _ E

P quietly
(f)UZZ Bill not loudly
LOVER (sweet heart) around swEet heart

Thanks everyone - most impressed

Still not got 6d. Looking for sex, crawl after this silly BERK. I now have K?R? so it looks like it should be the anagram KERB but I don't know why, and where's the crawling, and the sex?

Does you credit, ethereal - you've never kerb-crawled (neither have I actually).

I've hardly even curb-crawled, but where's the sex, eh Chrise?