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1a 3,6. Doctor put into a group round hospital with many others

19a 5,9 old police supervisors choosing what to close round wrists?

MOB HANDED - MO + BANDED around H(ospital)

Thank you v much

I've got the other one as WATCH COMMITTEE - I think it's a sort of double cryptic definition.

Well done thanks

Assuming these are correct, I would appreciate help with the parsing, thanks...

12a Runner arrives in haste at start of relay (7) - HARRIER

If the definition is "runner" and the final R is from the start of R(elay), then "harrie" must come from "arrives in haste" but I can't find that word anywhere.

24a Defector from Scottish party returning her dress? (6) - TARTAN

56a "Where is the college porter?" barmaid said (4,6) - BEER CELLAR

I get that "porter" is beer but what is the "college/cellar" part?

57a Setter chosen - assess regullarly for brevity (9) - TERSENESS

It looks like (set)TER + (cho)SEN + (ass)ESS, but it says 'regularly' which usually means ever alternate letter - in this case, how can it mean 'the last half' of each word?

37d Inch round close to blue delta, not across the bay? (4-6) - SIDE SADDLE

I get the cryptic definition (not across the bay/horse), and assume "inch" = SIDLE and "blue" = SAD, but how does the rest come from "delta"?

Please ignore 24a, I've figured that one out

12, to "hie" is to hurry, "arr" for arrive, start of "r"elay.
Harrier.

24m The Scottish party is SNP, a "Nat",
a defector is a "rat", reversed for "tartan".
I suppose "tartan could be what she was dressed in?

37, Your parse is correct, Brendan, but include "d" for delta.