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Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 STAMPS Collectables stay mostly with house-sitters? (6) (STA)y + MPS 4 MORASS Primitive growth found on banks of river and a bog (6) MOSS outside (R + A) 8 AWAIT Look for it east … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 SOFT COPY Item stored on disk of Tasmania’s head company pinched by spy (4,4) [OF + (T)asmania + CO] inside SPY 5 TANDEM Members of management and employees, one behind the other (6) managemenT … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 PHASED Section of bookshop has editions released in stages (6) bookshoP HAS EDitions 5 CAMP BED Stretcher arrived containing lead handles in the middle! (4,3) CAME outside [PB + han(D)les] 9 DATA PROCESSING Reformatted … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 IMPARTED Acknowledgement by one who’s separated is passed on (8) Double Definition 5 BARBED Rail and support used for sleeper is spiked (6) BAR + BED 9 PARIS European capital is following an accepted … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 STRIKING Remarkable Kangaroo Island seen in series (8) KI inside STRING 5 TIPPED Leant over and provided some good advice (6) Double Definition 10 RICER Quantity of water ice rusted kitchen utensil (5) wateR … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 POLLSTERS They seek opinions from learners starring in advertisements (9) (L + L) inside POSTERS 6 BARED Stripped members of club are daring (5) cluB ARE Daring 9 PHARMACOLOGISTS Drug experts and academic on … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 ANGLO-SAXON A slogan rewritten by performing Englishman (5-5) Anagram of A SLOGAN + X + ON 6 CROC Snapper caught by fabulous bird (4) C + ROC 10 STARTER Race official organised rest at … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 TUNGSTEN Modified guns, 10, finishing off leader of terrorist element (8) (Anagram of GUNS + TEN) after (T)errorist 5 ADDS UP Dad made tipsy by drink makes sense (4,2) Anagram of DAD + SUP … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 DOCUDRAMA Manage sheep consuming processed food – a true-to-life story (9) (DO + RAM) outside CUD + A 6 INDIA Ones leaving Asian republic, a heavily-populated country (5) INDONESIA minus ONES 9 MISCAST Is … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 STIRRERS Disorganised terrorists surrendering to troublemakers (8) Anagram of TERRORISTS minus TO 5 FAILED Bankrupt fellow felt unwell (6) F + AILED 10 INDIVIDUALISTIC One form of identification used in civil suit and confused … Continue reading →