18d On a little dry lake , Spot gathers up sticks (8)
I have _ E _ E _ T _ E
dont like any of the possible words offered by Quicksolve , would appreciate the parsing of the answer , thinking I might have a letter wrong
21d Bosses around one's kitchen workers (6)
I have C _ I _ P _
as noted above , Don't like Quicksolve possibilities , so would appreciate parsing or letter correction
TIA