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Help appreciated parsing these....

17a Woman on telephone by river, say - an uncultured type (10) - PHILISTINE (Uncultured type)

9d Pine, possibly, suffering such isolation? (12) - LONESOMENESS (Isolation)

17a homophones...(on telephone, say)
Phyllis - Philis
Tyne- tine

Got it, thanks again Elle.

..On the trail of the lonesome pine?

Excellent, thanks Scorpiojo.