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11 Pontefract

Po + anag, ten craft

11a: Pontefract = race course (def)
Po - river
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anagram of "craft ten"

Following the unwritten rule of hints only on the RT thread

The second one is a race course in Yorkshire

...too late

IIac A town famous for its liquorice cakes

Elle gave a straight answer at 17.22 so I obviously wrongly assumed the rule didn't apply days after the issue is out.

Not to worry, Mamya. The RT thread has a long tradition of hints, but things change and there are a lot fewer participants nowadays

Thanks, all. BUT, I still don't get 3d. Rod managed cover
from Africa .?w?n?a?.

My excuse is that I have been unwell for several days.

A 4 letter word for a type of stick (magical) inside a 3 letter word for managed

Someone from Africa

Oops!
( I'm sorry, Mamya , if I led you astray!)
I thought the timing well past the "hinting" stage........
And as both clues basically were only anagrams, I cannot see the "crime" in giving a straight answer.