is drawn from diverse sources (7) ?????u? (I thought various) :tidying around to

[ivie needham]

tidying around to achieve grandeur (7) d?g???l (I thought digital ) but the 5th letter has to match with the 4th of the last clue. :day of celebration when a student has meat (4) ???e (I think its mate an anagram of meat, and the a has to fit in with the 2nd letter of various. help please

[boxtops]

The first one is DIGNITY (anagram of Tidying) - does that help?

[boxtops]

That means your day of celebration clue answer can't be meat

[boxtops]

various looks good for the first one

[ivie needham]

thanks a lot, I am still working on it.It now makes the clue about day of celebration (4) ?a?l :and another clue superficial appearance which is oddly never seen out East (6) ?e?u?r

[Flyhalf]

The superficial appearance is veneer. Does that add to the day of celebration?

[ivie needham]

thanks a lot, got it sorted now.