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[mra1]

Cannot finish this - stuck on last 5 vi

1 down (8) Old coot, 52, smoker to entertain Romeo D?R???P?

2 down (5) stop insulting ambassador's hosts A?M??

4 down (7) Caught giving way to large carefree lout O?L???N

8 down (6) the Bard's lofty play's ending, with runner around, not a word S?Y?S?

11 across Expelling English, following through to perform ceilidh music ????X??

[weecalf]

Shyest

[mra1]

Can you explain the clue please!

[Lie-in King]

1d Liripipe (old "coot"; silly person) - 'R(omeo)' (in) 'LII' (52, Roman) + 'pipe'
2d Gamba ([organ] stop) - "insultin G AMBA ssador"
4d Hallyon (lout) - in 'halcyon' (carefree) replace 'c(aught)' with 'l(arge)'
8d Skyish (Shakes. "lofty") - '(pla)y' ('s ending, in) 'ski' (runner) + 'sh' (not a word)
11a Planxty (Ir. dance music) - 'n(e)xt' (following, no 'E[nglish]', in) 'play' (to perform)

[mra1]

Many thanks Lie-in King - my one across was wrong but I have corrected it. I dont think I would would have got those answers in any event

[Lie-in King]

You're welcome :-)