Hi Trevor and Chris. I think I made a mistake on the accross clue....11A. This one would'nt be hard at all ! (6). i put in Softer when i think it should be Softie.... The 'i' will give me Asti.
Re the teachers bit in 7d, just googled 'asti' and found that there is a teachers union called ASTI (Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland). I guess we should of all known that!