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13d. Petty official has to give up job(4-2-6)
?a?k - ?n - ?f?i?e

55a. Attempt to overcome mistake producing wine(9)
?h?r?y

I think I can guess both, but explanations would be nice.

55a. Sherry Sh - err - y. Shy being attempt?
I had the same letters as you for 13d. The only thing I could come up with was \'jack-in-office. Presumably \'jack\' is a worker of the lower orders.

"Jack" can be a noun meaning.....self important minor official.

I meant to say "Jack in Office" means a self important minor official.

thank you both.
shy = attempt is the bit I can't see, but Sherry seems the only answer.

Chambers word wizard gives one meaning of shy as.....(Colloq) an attempt or shot.

Like a coconut shy maybe?

As in coconut shy - when you try to knock out the coconut