Times Jumbo 981

[Bogtrotter]

Help please, just 4 left to do & I'm totally stuck! 9a Ancient region featured in commercials:???c?? 14a Speed vehicle reaches always:???e?? 10d Challenging old deputy: ????t?n? 12d Husband's absorbed by first rate book - The Idiot?: ????e?d. Grateful for any help.

[vegasmad]

14a. career

[MASS1961]

9a mercia?

[MASS1961]

sorry comMERCIAls

[Bogtrotter]

Thanks for those - with their help I've now worked out the other two.

[TheWinner]

are you going to tell us the answers?

[vegasmad]

You're welcome :-)
To stop me going mad,what were the other answers please?

[bibblebub]

9a) Mercia
14a) career
10d) exacting
12d) airhead

[vegasmad]

Thankyou bibblebub.

[bibblebub]

my pleasure