Rte 51

[poorclare]

14d O, mix variation of the 3rd kind (5) a?i??
16s No beast from the east will cut, these down...unless they're already in your homes! (10) e?e???????
23d Change and never mind the defence to follow (6) no letters
7d/21a A deadline to press is so demanding (2,24) ?n ?n t???
27a They are read-made graves in a war of attrition.
Thanking you

[poorclare]

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[dannyk13]

14d.Axiom?

[Captain2]

7 In on time?

[Captain2]

16 want to say 'evergreens'

[Captain2]

How many letters in 27a?

[dannyk13]

So did I Capt. but can't parse it.

[poorclare]

Thank you my friends,
Sorry for asking so many, but I am going to hospital later this afternoon and expect to be there for a few days ~ so want to get this posted. Hoping to win ~ live in hope and die in despair. lol

[poorclare]

letters in 27a (8) T?????e?

[JJ109]

Trenches

[Mamyalynne]

27 Trenches

[poorclare]

in 23d I typed Change instead of Charge

[poorclare]

23d should have read Charge - and never mind the defence to follow (6) ??c?s?
Thanking you

[Mamyalynne]

23 Excess?

A cess is a levy

[Mamyalynne]

Doesn't work

[xacross]

23 Accost ?

[Mamyalynne]

That looks good.

[poorclare]

I am wondering would 23d be Access.
22a Got an arrangement for the dance (5) stage but feel it may be Tango ?? a?c?s? !!!

[Captain2]

Yes, Tango - anagram of 'got an'

[Toorak]

Tango looks good - anagram of got an

[poorclare]

Yes indeed Accost looks good.
Thank you my friends for all your help
Hope you all have a lovely day.