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9a Men fed horse first to enrage another equid (6)
- N - - - R ONAGER ? but parsing ?
Does this make 3d ‘Uplifting beverage fit for Queen (5) R—-L’
then to be REGAL ?

9 OR = Other Ranks, men and often appears in crosswords. Nag is 'horse' and the E is the first letter of 'enrage', first to enrage. O nag e r.

3 D Yes, Regal,fit for queen, upwards Lager, beverage.

Excellent, something learned today, thank you.

Glad I could help.