Stumped at the last two, could someone please help?
39A Retiring, an artist in Japanese city. (6) ?a???a
36D Reliable partner among eccentric wet blankets. (10)
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Thank you very much Rusty and Elle, I'm afraid my knowledge of Japanese cities, apart from the obvious three, Tokyo, Yokahama and Nagasaki, is severely limited.