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Thanks both - got it!

Thanks - got there now.

Thanks Lantana.
Never heard of it either!
I thought 52 Down was horrible too ta least the definition.

The two X word is very well-known in the US - especially so in Alaska!

Does 34 down relate to an extinct bird?

Quick answer - no!

Look up other meanings of "relict".

btw - my favourite clue!

Looked again at the last half dozen but no divine inspiration. Any hints please to put me out of my misery
39A Puts forward and petitions for street backing (8) ??????LS
27A Breakfast crockery suggested for old Scottish copper coins (7) B?D?L?? Bawbies my initial thought but it doesn't work.
47A TIde's out and up! (7) ?T???N?
40D Small figure missing from coin made of clay (7)??????N.
25A Share home improvements (5) ????Y

looks like you have 41d wrong .
39a Puts forward (an idea) is the def - L is wrong
27a suggested = sounds like
47a Anagram - up, as in woken - N is wrong
40d Small figure = fig
25a a word for share that can also mean a stupid person.

39 second last letter is T, not L. The wordplay reads backwards.

27 without the doubles letter sounds like "bowls"

47 I'm not sure - my answer works, but the definition is very loose. The non doubled letter bit is an anagram of TIDES

40 I've done from definition only, and may be wrong

25 Definition is a bit slangy - think Co-op from long ago.