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Hi everyone! Well I am back to puzzling after the festive period and the brain is well and truly asleep! Any help with the following would be much appreciated.
12a - extreme physiotherapy techniques? Figures! - 9 letters - ??y???u?s
12d - most punctual member trapped in protest - 9 letters - ??o?p?est
74a - puts in too many alterations to cover words - 10 letters
47d - bookmaker trainee buries fragments - 9 letters - s??i?te?? maybe splintery??
55d - vulnerable once I've gone, detective runs wild behind UN expert - 11 letters, unpro??????
70d - companions score freely on backstreet - 7 letters starting with E
72d - some beneath respect? Amazing! - 7 letters - starting with A
59d - keeps in touch with matches - 11 letters - c?r?e??????
74a - puts in too many alterations to cover words - 10 letters - ??????o?dy
Any help with any of these would be much appreciated!

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I'm guessing here:

12a - extreme physiotherapy techniques? Figures! - 9 letters - ??y???u?s It's something that ends with ups.

55d - vulnerable once I've gone, detective runs wild behind UN expert - 11 letters, unpro?????? unprotected

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Re: cryptic 169
12d - most punctual member trapped in protest - 9 letters - promptest
47d - bookmaker trainee buries fragments - 9 letters - splinters
55d - vulnerable once I've gone, detective runs wild behind UN expert - 11 letters, unprotective
72d - some beneath respect? Amazing! - 7 letters - starting with A awesome
59d - keeps in touch with matches - 11 letters - corresponds

No doubt, someone else will confirm these and assistwith the others

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just noticd, my guess for 55d has 12 letters and not 11, sorry

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Hi Verso.

12A. Figures = Physiques
'extreme' letters - 'PHYSIotherapy techniQUES'
physi + ques

12D Most punctual = Promptest
member = MP
proMPtest

55D. Vulnerable = Unprotected
expert = pro
'Ive' gone from the word 'detectIVE' = detect
un + pro + detect are an anagram of 'unprotected'

72D. Amazing = Awesome
respect = awe
'some' beneath 'awe' = awesome

59D. Keeps in touch with = Corresponds
matches = corresponds

Still looking at the others for you.

Regards, Butterfly

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Hi Verso

70D. Companions = Escorts
Street = ST
'st' + 'score' is an anagram of 'escorts'

Still chasing up the other clues for you.

Regards, Butterfly

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I did some more thinking about 47d and conclude that "splinters" is correct viz

bookmaker = "sp" ie starting price
trainee = learner ie "l"
buries = "inters"

the whole meaning "fragments"

I'm (as always) impressed by butterfly's care and attention in explaining her answers & , like her, will try and work out the remainder.

Happy New Year!

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70d
escorts

anagram of score and back "street" (ts)

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Many thanks all of you for your prompt replies to many of my clues! Your help is much appreciated.

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Hi Verso and Lmur.

It's nice to talk to you again Lmur Very Happy

. Hope you had a wonderful Christmas! All the best for the New Year!

74A. Puts in too many = Overcrowds
'cover words' is an anagram of 'overcrowds'

Verso, I agree with Lmur's answer of Fragments = Splinters for 47D.
Just follow Lmur's break up of the clue.

Regards, Butterfly

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Hi Verso,

Do you need help with the clue that crossed the last letter of 74A. ?

Regards, Butterfly

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Hi Friends
Thanks again for replies. Only a few left to go now.
14a - lead guitarist in naked little piece of persuasion - 5 letters - n?d?e
5d - cutting current identification - 4 letters - a?i?
77a - register alternative Verne theory - 5 letters - e?t?e
25d - even try out bar roster - 4 letters - r?ta
sorry if these might seem obvious to other cryptic enthusiasts but I am still learning!

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Hi Verso,

14A. Little piece of persuasion = Nudge
'lead' guitarist = G
naked = nude
nudGe

Still looking at the others Laughing

Regards, Butterfly

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Hi Verso,

5D. Cutting = Acid (of comment)
current = AC
identification = ID

Regards, Butterfly

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cryptic 169
Hi again, think I made an error on 77a letters I have as e?t?r

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5d = acid, as in a cutting remark
(current =ac, identification is id)

25d is rota which means roster. Not sure about the clue's meaning though.

No idea what 77a is!

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77A. Register = Enter
alternative = every other (every 2nd letter)
vErNe ThEoRy

Regards, Butterfly

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wonderful! thanks folks!

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Hi Verso and Lmur,

Lmur is spot on for 25D!

Roster = Rota
even = every 2nd letter of 'tRy OuT bAr'

Good luck in the competition! Post again if you get stuck.

Regards, Butterfly

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Thanks, Butterfly - have to admit I wasn't familiar with the odd-even technique for finding answers in Cryptics.

Another weapon for the armoury!

And good luck Verso!

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