Author Archives: David Stickley

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 RECESSED Leader of sect, bound by decrees, reformed and broke up (8) (S)ect inside anagram of DECREES 5 ADONIS A mafia boss is a handsome young man (6) A + DON + IS 9 … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 SUBTRACT Dock area east of naval vessel (8) TRACT after SUB 5 SMALLS Items of a personal nature, all listed in text (6) ALL inside SMS 10 GLEAM Flash part of Kyogle? A motel? … Continue reading →

          For ease of producing this solution I have numbered the crossword and clues conventionally. Across Answers and Clues Explanations 7 EXPLOIT Take advantage of scheme mostly used in evacuation (7) (PLO)t inside EXIT 8 GRANDEE … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 NOTICEABLE Obvious illicit drug taken by VIP (10) ICE inside NOTABLE 6 SPEC Small muscle’s detailed description (4) S + PEC 10 UMBER Deep brown wood, trimmed at one end (5) (l)UMBER 11 PERCOLATE … Continue reading →