jumbo 988 cryptic

[modeste]

These small ones always seem to bamboozle me

44a Killer buried in lady's tresses, for example (6) -R-H-D

12d Core of fruit kept in wooden dish(6) T-R-E- (TUREEN?)

46d Forceful officer getting a superior post in the end (6) -O-E-T

Many thanks in advance

[roslyn251254]

44a orchid

[bibblebub]

44a) orc hid

12d) yes - core of frUit = U, wooden = TREEN

46d) co gen t - a General is superior officer

[roslyn251254]

12d yes tureen U(core of frUit inside TREEN- wooden)

[dannyk13]

12d Yes ( u from fruit in treen)
46d. Cogent ( officer = co. superior= gen for general + t)

[Neveracrossword]

46 Cogent (gen+general, co=commanding officer, t= post in the end/pos(t).

[modeste]

thank you all,

44a I had hid and never thought of orc as killer.