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[Fitzys]

7d: Poem about a cricket team, found in the compound. 5 letters. O?I?E
31d: Half the alphabet? How tiny! 4 letters.?T?M

[elliemay1]

31 a to m

[Captain2]

7 O-XI-de

[elliemay1]

7 oxide

[elliemay1]

^ the letters A to M (first half of alphabet)

[Fitzys]

Thank you Elliemay1. Very clever with half the alphabet. Thanks to all for oxide. Is it 11 on a cricket team with ode ?Why oxide though ? Can’t make the connection

[Mamyalynne]

Oxide is a Compound

[Captain2]

Yes, yes and oxide is a compound

[Captain2]

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/oxide

[Flonska]

xi (roman numeral for the number 11). Thus O xi de.

[Fitzys]

Thanks to all for explaining oxide. One final clue please.
22d: In France,did they store wine here in the Stone Age? 4 letters. C?? E . Would it be cave but I cannot see why. Thanks again to all my helpers.

[elliemay1]

cavé french wine

[elliemay1]

^ sorry, french wine cellar

[Fitzys]

Thanks for cavé. Not well up on my wines !!

[elliemay1]

cavé is French for cellar

[Neveracrossword]

That Atom clue has been around, with slight variations, for many years.