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I have now solved about half the clues.

Hints on:

They depend on trees in Scotland, all meant to be replaced (6)

Adulatory greeting means rage is briefly set aside (3)

Use toe, kicking open the door for departure (6, 2 words)

Thanks.

Hi Sunray,

For the bottom clue of 2 words, I've got it as an anagram of a phrase meaning "open the door for departure".

That's a relief (thanks gabrielc).

Sorry, I worded that badly. I meant it's an anagram of 2 words in the clue and the definition is "open the door....."

1 letter for 'all' (Scots) + anag 'meant' (= things that hang from trees).

4 letter word meaning 'mean(s)' minus 'rage'

...sorry, that's 7 letters minus 'rage' leaving 4 for the answer.

...dear me! 3 letters for the answer!!

Thank you brendan and drxx.

Mean would have gotten me there sooner. Means complicated things.

brendan, on another note, syzygy has just posted WSJ puzzle.

Thanks Sunray, I'll stick with this for the moment and 'hopefully'! start on the WSJ tomorrow.

I've started to make steady progress and even got a few of the answers entered in the grid. Would appreciate hints (big ones) for these 2 - I know they begin with 'A'..

One of several organic compounds before a meal and elsewhere

Bent back without water losing pressure

and...

Animal at local farm was conscious of being beheaded

I've got a 3 letter word meaning a 'juvenile newt' and if you remove it's last letter from newt it could mean "was conscious" - but the clue says "beheaded" and I've lopped off it's bottom and also I'm not sure it's an 'animal' - any thoughts or am I completely wrong?

I presume the orientation is determined by the locations of the two characters at the start of the film?