Anagram each one of the four letter groups to determine the 'correct' four words in order to extract the 'correct' letters in the brackets to solve the problem. Puns and trickery can be found in this Garden Delight.
X 1. Where does Noah keep his bees? (3,5)
ASEHL [_] _ _ _ [_]
VERDA _ [_] [_] _ _
REKCA _ _ [_] _ [_]
RNIDA _ [_] _ [_] _
X 2. Ornithologist desks have lots of these. (6,5)
OSEON [_] [_] [_] _ _
TPIDE _ [_] _ [_] _
UGPLEA [_] [_] _ [_] _ _
SRHEEA [_] _ _ _ [_] [_]
X 3. How do you get the last word in during a family quarrel? (9)
AGGIZZ [_] _ [_] _ [_] _
COPRU _ _ [_] _ [_]
BCXEIO [_] _ _ _ [_] _
EEJLW _ [_] _ _ [_]
X 4. Pedestrians in Los Angeles might be called this. (7)
RAETOT _ [_] _ _ _ [_]
YIZDZ [_] _ _ _ _
ENYED _ _ _ [_] _
AGYUSR [_] _ [_] _ [_] _
X 5. This guy used to stick his right arm in the lion's mouth. (5)
LOFDRI [_] _ _ _ _ _
AKCDE _ _ _ [_] _
TFYLO _ _ [_] [_] _
GUTBOH _ _ _ _ _ [_]
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thanks ManxMan .. new puzzle for me so need to work out some "crafting" kinks .. yes, using the 'y' was an excellent choice 
