Sunday Express Sunday 6Th January

[Frustrate]

Hi folks. Not quite so mean this week, but am stuck on 1 or 2. 14d "a mission like many others initially" 5 letters a????. 12d "Pan friend briefly about his first guess" 5 letters t????. 25a "baby back away from object it cut" 4 letters m??I. Hope you can help. Thanks. Frustrate

[mac44]

14d. Alamo, initial letters.

[Mamyalynne]

12 T-H-ink(erbell) - Peter Pan's pal

[mac44]

12d. think

[Mamyalynne]

25 Mini

min(d) i(t)

[mac44]

25a. mini

[Frustrate]

Many thanks Mark. Frustrate

[donny48]

Mac, how do you get the second "a" from the initial letters ?

[donny48]

Sorry that was for 14d.

[dannyk13]

Donny- A la (like) + m(any) o(thers)

[donny48]

Many thanks, Danny. My learning curve continues.