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[bettina]

I'm not doing well at all this week. Stuck on five.
31d crop up e-e--e
107d enthusiasm o---e
95a lords l--r-s
114a alone i-a-----a-i-d
117a fused together s-l-s-e-

grateful for any help

[johnalex]

31d Emerge

[ubasses]

95 laird 117 soldered

[Mamyalynne]

114 unaccompanied ?

[ubasses]

107 oomph?
114 unaccompanied

[katburd]

114a unaccompanied 117a soldered

[johnalex]

107d try Oomph or vervE

[katburd]

107d oomph fits with this crossword

[bettina]

Thanks everybody but that leaves me with a problem for 118a. I had defended but with oomph now for 107d that leaves me with -h-e-ded for protected. Could that be shielded?

[cupid04]

shielded

[bettina]

Thanks for that confirmation cupid04