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25a "Assurance supported y quite a few pints" (6)

G?L?O? Am assuming it's GALLON for a few pints but not sure how assurance fits in.

29d "Advance payment you deserve no longer, perhaps" (7)

E?R?E?T Looks like EARNEST but not sure of parsing

46 "Neglected what could make play pay?" (4,3)

L?F? O?T Must be LEFT OUT but again don't see the parsing


Any help much appreciated

46 Across - If you remove the "L" from PLAY, you end up with PAY, "L" in this case standing for "LEFT".

25a. GALL, assurance, + ON, by

Thanks mattrom and rocketman;

Pretty challenging this week with some excellent clues and clever misdirection

29d. could be a double definition. 'advance payment' ( in Chambers), and an old expression eg. 'thou earnest', for 'you deserve'

Thanks again mattrom

23 ac: Expose a fruit tree, trimming end around hives (9). The answer seems to be ‘urticaria’ (commonly known as ‘hives’). However, I cannot see how the rest of the clue fits in. Possibly ‘trimming end around’ indicates ‘ia’ (aim = end trimmed and turned around), but where exposing a fruit tree fits in I cannot see. Any help appreciated.

Air a citru(s) reversal

[air a citru(s)] reversed

Hi jono, your post wasn't there when I began typing and negotiated catchall.