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[margaretta]

Rather a busy week, not much time for crosswords. Stuck on last 2 short ones....6d...delicately built shelf informally displayed, and 24a...spread scrap of cloth held up by soldier. Many thanks in advance.

[Mamyalynne]

can you provide letter counts and any placed please

[Mamyalynne]

6d answered as Elfin

[Mamyalynne]

24 answered as
Margarine

[margaretta]

24a has only 5 letters.........margarine is 13 d

[squarebear]

Margarine would fit the clue, as it is MARINE with RAG backwards in it. What was the clue for 13d?

[margaretta]

got margarine, no problem. 24a ?e?n? thanks

[squarebear]

Could I ask what the clue was for 13d anyway please?

[margaretta]

"hear sound extract"

[squarebear]

How do you get margarine from that?

Are you sure you have your clues correct?

[margaretta]

margarine is nothing to do with 24a ..that is no 14 d, I am looking for a 5 letter word.?e?n? clue-.hear sound extract

[Mamyalynne]

Wring

[margaretta]

Many thanks, both of you

[squarebear]

In your original post you put 24a...spread scrap of cloth held up by soldier

Are you now looking for "hear sound extract" ?e?n?

This one is WRING, you have the E wrong.