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Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 BUSHCRAFT Bus and hire car float? Such Australian know-how! (9) BUS + HC + RAFT 6 COAST Sail cover snagged on pole (5) COAT outside S(outh) 9 STIRRUP Runs in to stimulate support for … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 SEMESTER “Academic period” seems to be confused with “short term” (8) Anagram of SEEMS + TER(m) 5 IMPART Pass on one piano on show in shop (6) I + (P inside MART) 10 GOLDEN … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 ENVIRONMENTAL Green with envy – mainly tough nuts (13) (ENV)y + IRON + MENTAL 9 ANCHORS They host employees of ranch or station (7) rANCH OR Station 10 SPINNER Bowler’s wrong ‘un cut by … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 SALTBUSH Plant located in arid region arranged last bus in front of hotel (8) Anagram of LAST + BUS + H 5 ASYLUM Harbour city ultimately forming part of a poor area (6) cit(Y) … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 PILGRIMAGE Part of a book about the Italian forbidding religious journey (10) PAGE outside (IL + GRIM) 6 ACID Bitter cold contracted by helper (4) C inside AID 10 RUN-UP Hastily make an approach … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 CUT NO ICE Rough count that is about 100 failed to impress (3,2,3) Anagram of COUNT + (IE outside C) 5 SCRIPT Drunken inspector ignoring one doctor’s instruction (6) Anagram of INSPECTOR minus ONE … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 BEDSPACE A follower escaped in disguise with hotelier’s offering (8) B + anagram of ESCAPED 5 SCRAPS Breaks up fights (6) Double Definition 9 NAPOLEON North Pole fortified by a functioning French general (8) … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 RUBBLE Two billion collected by government remains (6) BB inside RULE 4 PROTESTS Objects and worthless stuff carried by troublesome people (8) ROT inside PESTS 9 METHAMPHETAMINE Ice, say, received with meat the pieman … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 GERMAN MEASLES Manager seems upset about onset of Lyme disease (6,7) Anagram of MANAGER SEEMS outside (L)yme 9 DISCERN Uncoordinated dancer is missing out on a spot (7) Anagram of DANCER IS minus A … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 ESTEEM High achiever deals with withdrawn credit (6) E + (MEETS reversed) 5 TACKLES Has a go at gutless clerk in accounts? (7) C(ler)K inside TALES 9 GOLDEN TRIANGLE Source of drugs, noted girl, … Continue reading →