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Jogamel, the second word is quite short - it took me a while to spot the first letter (then I kicked myself).

I have four letters. ZULO. It’s wrong

malone ... they were the number of letters shaded in each diagonal not the number of letters in each word

Jogamel, the Z is wrong - the game's Australian. The correct first letter, a slightly sneaky one until you read the clue closely, lead me to the last letter (where your O is also wrong, sorry!).

Your guidance will help...

Aha! You are a clever lot.

Glad I could help, Jogamel - if indeed I did!

Help with 8d and 10d.
One extra letter in each wordplay.

8. Durban’s garden plots, unlimited work for employees (5)

10. Blunder of firm control occasionally chasing rising
revolutionary (5)

Thanks

Sunray, 10 is a very common crossword 'blunder'. 'Occasionally (using letters)' in 'firm control' gives the last three letters. The first two come from a usual 'revolutionary' (not Che) going up (rising), with the end omitted.

8 A. I got from Chambers as I had most of the letters. The definition is the first three words.

Thanks malone. Got both.

Still a few to go.