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Struggling to break into the NW section, I would welcome gentle help for 1a and or 1d.

1a consider abbreviating

1d: Abbreviate words 3 and 4 plus common crosswording synonym for last word. The misprint is in first word.

Sorry, abbreviate 4 and 5.

In 1d what am I doing with 'cut up'?

I am also struggling with the misprints for 43a, 3d and 28d . I cannot see an alternative definition for 3d, so your hint is not very useful.

This is very frustrating since I have a plausible grid fill which makes sense of the 'diagonal ambiguities'.

Lumen - descruption of the defn ....

'description' ....

Happy with 43a now, and I know what the others ought to be.

Okay after 4 hours I still don't have 1d, ....description of definition...?
Are we saying the definition is the first three words? With letter change in word number one?
Shall I just give up?