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Made fairly good progress this week, though a few gaps left.

27a It could supply mast, either sort (5)
b?e?h
Beech? Are masts made from beech wood? Why 'either sort'?

1d Charming woman with yen (5)
Looks like 'witch' = woman who charms, but why yen?

37d Bouquet for one impresses pair (5)
S?R?Y
Spray? Apart from the definition I can't see why.

Mast = beech nuts that pigs eat

w= with, yen = itch


S(PR)AY

1. W = With, Itch = yen.

Thank you, didn't know that definition of mast. Still can't see how 'either sort' fits.

It seems like you could make a boat's mast out of a beech tree (if that was all you had on hand). Not the greatest of clues.

21d Sharpshooter frets about missing bullseye at the end (6).
Looks like 'sniper' but can't see why, apart from the definition.

The last letter of 34a is the third letter of 31d, can't get either:

34a Indian shelter made from porous material I raised (7)
w?c?i??

31d Linen a traveller picked up in city (6)
N???r?

31 Napery, linen, like napkins. A, in clue, Rep = a traveller, reversed, upwards is Per inside NY, New York, city.

N a per y.

21 Repines, frets. About = reverse it. 'Missing bullseye at the end' = lose an E.

34 Wickiup, shelter. Wick, porous material + I Up, I raised.

Thank you Malone, glad I asked for help, that's three words I've never heard of.