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Gosh , thank you mallyh and pixie373, you are so clever.
I am not doing well at all today, perhaps a couple of my own answers are wrong!
12a Most actors probably hope for it (3,4,4) I had the main part but maybe that is not correct. The letters are -h- ---- --r-
7a a fat lot to drink (5) ---u-
4d Excite with a bit of spooning (4,2) ---r. --