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I have been doing azed for more than 30 years and always finish it. This time I have 4 down only and can't make any more progress! HELP!

1a is a good way in.

A'Lulu' as Frank Carson would say 'It's a cr.....' the bloke in front of it a jazz fan or a 'hep ...'

5d might help. The food expert is 'Robert C......' and the term for an old woman (3) is NOT polite!

If you post a clue or two - with all the right info, of course - people here would be only too happy to help.

Lower down 34a is an anagram with the usual 'h' for hard.

31a Think French cigarettes (almost).

Hope those few het you roliing. 😊

Hi Malone. For completeness, the clues I gave hints to:

1a Bloke meeting Lulu in petroleum processing plant (10)
5d Food expert accompanying old woman, an aid when shopping (10, 2 words)

31a Caravan owner? One's stuck behind it, interrupting progress.

34a Ban hard poetry that's contrived - it reverses word order for effect.

Thanks, Granama1. It's good to have the clues, I'll try those before looking at your hints (which I skipped over - they meant nothing to those of us without a copy!)

No problem Malone. I realise putting hints without the clue is a bit like just telling the punchline of a joke. 😁

I found the following tricky or a bit obscure:

6d Creature hunted in vain climbing precipice. (5)

8d Giggle when opening fly in underwear (9)

3d Aussie tease, one swallowed by sheila. (6)

Oops. Missed the number of letters from two.

31a Caravan....(6)
34a Ban.....(10)

Thanks, Granama1. These are tough! I've got three... but none from your 'bit obscure' section. I'll work on those later.

Finished. Thanks Granama for help with 1ac.