Times Quick Cryptic

[MargoTester]

5d bird in a tree - secret cuckoo ??r??????
11d jet stream in Lancashire town ??a???u?n Just thought is it blackburn?

[boxtops]

11 yes - black = jet black, stream = burn

[mazie]

Partridge

[Baldric]

11, Yes Blackburn

[MargoTester]

Thanks boxtops mazie and baldric. I am struggling today so...
4a in class a learner relaxed I?p?r?a?
11a male member of flock almost free. B?r?s?e
14a go on stomach d?d???

[dannyk13]

4a.Informal

[mazie]

14a Endure

[dannyk13]

14aEndure
are sure of letters in 11a?

[dannyk13]

11a.Buckshee

[mazie]

too many letters danny

[MargoTester]

Thanks mazie and Danny. That means 5d cannot be partridge. F?r???e??

[dannyk13]

Firecrest

[MargoTester]

Thanks Danny so 11a male member of flock etc is b?c?s?e?

[dannyk13]

Answered at 15.23 ^^^^^

[Baldric]

BUCKSHEE

[mazie]

Sorry danny it would appear that my counting is as bad as my spelling....

[dannyk13]

No problem Mazie.

[MargoTester]

Thanks baldric, Danny had already answered at15.23 and I hadn't seen it. Sorry Danny and thanks again.

[Baldric]

Nor did I, :-(