Saga Cryptic, April.

[red46]

10a, Sweetheart showing what used to be easy, ?.t?t.
3D, Member of non-drinking organisation right off beer, A?a?a?.
8a, Pole's turn to mock, D?O.
17a, Squadron leader, some way into trip, ejecting, O?s?i?r.

[Captain2]

17a Ousting

[Mamyalynne]

17 Ou s ting

[Captain2]

3d Alegar?

[Captain2]

10a Ethe sweETHEart

[fiction-factory]

Please can you clarify the letter count for 10a (he mix of ? and . may be confusing me)

[Captain2]

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/ethe

[fiction-factory]

Thanks captain. I should have ignored the dots

[Mamyalynne]

8 Dor - to mock

[Captain2]

Nice one Mamya - two new words for me in that lot. :))

[Mamyalynne]

Yes, new to me too.

[red46]

Thanks everyone for your help, it's just thrown a couple of my answers out, clues are, 5d, Dead head about to be taken out of tree, S?r?e.
14d, Sorcerer finally heading into West?, M?G?.

[Captain2]

14d Mage

[Mamyalynne]

Sprue ?

C (about) from Spruce

[Mamyalynne]

n sprue In casting metal, one of the passages leading from the “skimming-gate” to the mold; also, the metal which fills the sprue or sprue-gate after solidification: same as dead-head,

[red46]

Thanks Captain2! Mamyalynne again for your help.