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yes ...south wind ...row 12 ... wind in the ........ 2 synonyms in there for willow

the 7 in column 7 are the ones you need to "get rid of" as per the instruction from the down clues....

Ahhh! Many thanks Bunty.

PS Is the second letter of 13d an "I"?

In addition to the wordplay for 13d, can I also get the parsing for 45d and 46d, thanks.

Isn't it column 8 for the thematic part?

45. A usual 'guerilla' loses his first letter, a usual 'cut' loses 'nothing'.

46 Beside - first pair of letters
Big city - a three letter word with its centre removed.

yes i think we both meant column 8 ...we were looking at the "7"

Brilliant, many thanks Malone, plus I've also figured out 13d.

PS Yes, I meant 8 - can't count this morning 🤪

Thanks, Brendan. Two people referred to column 7, so I felt I should mention it!

Sorry, one more..

the parsing for 9d - I just can't see it, never mind where the Q would go?

Brendan, I haven't checked Chambers, but I expect the Q would follow the first two letters in the entry, the three letters being an abbreviation for a word meaning 'following'.