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strangelybrown

4th June 2021, 21:37
Time to give up the struggle in the top left, this would help with some first letters to other clues:

1a Decrepit bully gives up resistance after shake (4-5)
m???-E????
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malone

4th June 2021, 21:58
Mo, shake, a quick second etc
Threaten, bully
Give up resistance - drop the R, so Theaten

Mo theaten, Moth Eaten
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chrise

4th June 2021, 22:19
brilliant, malone! i thought the shake might be milk...
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malone

4th June 2021, 22:28
Thanks, ChrisE. I didn't parse it at the time of solving, being happy with the answer - but I'm glad I was able to work it out!
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jono

4th June 2021, 22:38
Very nice, I don’t think I’d have got that!
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strangelybrown

4th June 2021, 22:41
Thank you Malone.
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