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[oldham1]

Bracken-like frosty encrustation on window (3-4) ice/-e-n

Associate of institute of chartered secretaries and administrators (1,1,1,1)

[Lie-in King]

Ice-fern
ICSA

[baitress]

ice fern perhaps?
A,I,C,S?

[baitress]

well done Lie-in, mine was just a guess(a pretty rubbishy one by all accounts)

[Lie-in King]

Hi baitress! :-)

The 'Association of...' Q came up earlier, but I can't find it now - I Googled the name & got that, but I'm not certain it fits with other answers?..

[dwil]

It doesn't as the last letter is an S I think: words indicating that something will be easy _ no Sweat

[baitress]

I can't help further as I don't do this xword.Sorry!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Lie-in King]

Nor me... :-(

[bengalcat]

a,c,i,s

[snipebird]

25D I believe is FCIS

[pbeach]

The answer to the Associate question is ACIS....

[oldham1]

Thanks to you all.