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Needless to say a light frost has prevented the papers from reaching my not-frozen fastness. Would some kind soul, better connected with the cruel world, be willing to send a scanned version to ??

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on the way

Need 1d to finish. Presume it's a shortened thematic but can't see it.
The downs being a little vague...?

sole "at sea" is the usual anagram. The (vietnam war) offensive seems to be popular with setters.

Stuck on NE corner. Please send help for 4a, 5d, 6d, 7d.

It's always good to give the clues.

5 Instrument seen in a church service (not New Style) (5)
Amati - violin, instrument. A, in clue and Mati(ns), church service.

Fgsltw, please read the Posting Guidelines which I have just bumped to the top of the Forum.

The Guidelines set out what you need to do when asking for help on crosswords and quizzes. Thank you.

Personally I do tend to give 'straight' clues when asking for help. But in a thematic puzzle with lengthy preamble that seems impractical.

6d Small town affair has priest upset. (4)
Small town def affair 2 letters 2 letter abbreviation for priest
put up. The answer is a South African term.

7d American oddball brought about river's destruction.
Destruction def. 4 letter term for American oddball around
the normal 1 letter abbreviation for river.

4a Activity in city yard or country areas.
Country areas def. 3 letter word for activity in 4 letter word
for city yard.