SAT.TIMES JUMBO 996 Cryptic

[jimmywhiskers]

Last 2 . 55a Slow machine finally sticks, but not entirely stuck in time (10) . . ?E???E?A?E 46d Potter's pot has character , we hear ( 4.3 ). P?O? ??? Also, I have TRAJECTORIES for 54 a Courses involving latest of immigrant community welcomed by government politicians .(12) T?A?E?T?R?E? , but I have doubts about my reasoning . TRAJECT is a noun meaning a crossing or transference , with a T from the end of "immigrant" to be added to ORIES .Am I correct ?

[bookbinder]

46d Toby jug

[bookbinder]

...or perhaps not.

[factor-fiction]

46d Pool queue

[Lie-in King]

55a Decelerate (slow) - (machin)e + 'celer(y)' (sticks, not entirely) (both in) 'date'
46d Pool cue - 'pool' (pot, kitty...) + "Q" (character, heard)

Trajectories - (immigran)t + 'EC' (community, in) 'raj + Tories'

[baitress]

55a - degenerate.
46d - pool cue.
54a - trajectories.
tories has last of immigrant(t) + raj(indian)
+ EC(community)

[baitress]

forget my 55a.

[factor-fiction]

Oops- I took the 'we hear' too far- POol CUE not queue!

[jimmywhiskers]

Thanks everyone . I can shoot off to the pub quiz now , in a contented frame of mind .