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the clue to your ??L?S? is old leader - first five letters are the country - and it will give you the initial letter for firmly established

Roof
Sorry found the solution with your letters - 5 from last.

It's a 6 letter word split into 2 three letter words.

"A Himalayan crossbreed...." The only place this answer fits means it has to begin with C, because it goes down from the middle letter of "Historian lost deposit...". But the question is placed among the As. What have I got wrong?

no, revlos - it goes in the line below

It's not alphabetical on the grid, the answers are alphabetical in the list of clues.

revlos obviously understands that - because it does begin with a ...

Revlos
The Himalayan crossbreed solution does begin with A. The down solution tp which you are referring is part of the theme.

Thanks Prospero, But I don't understand. The line below holds the answer to the "Call round" clue (2nd part of it), doesn't it?

no - it's the other way round!