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Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 SLEDGEHAMMER Hard hitter’s advantage hooligans primarily witnessed in jail (12) [EDGE + (H)OOLIGANS] inside SLAMMER 9 TRACHEA Hydrogen found in search for a gas-pipe (7) H inside TRACE + A 10 PAINTER Landscaper, perhaps, … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 RACER Speedster’s rights pulled apart by expert (5) ACE inside (R+R) 4 ELICITED Lie, wrongly used as a reference, is drawn out (8) Anagram of LIE + CITED 10 SOUTHERN COMFORT Ordered shot from … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 PUSH OFF Leave smoke floating around shop just before closing (4,3) PUFF outside (SHO)P 5 PACIFY One fellow taking part in fast is quiet (6) (I + F) inside PACY 9 TONED Items from … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 LAWYER Bar worker was lacking, for instance, in bed (6) (WAS minus AS) inside LAYER 4 GALLOPER American girl, one with a long stride, is a pretty quick runner (8) GAL + LOPER 9 … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 DUST OFF Prepare to re-employ American gentleman after opening of dealership (4,3) (US + TOFF) after (D)EALERSHIP 5 RESIGN Give up and come back? (6) Double Definition 9 PILOT Container holding one large fly … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 BLOWPIPE Low and high-pitched sound originating in “live” missile launcher (8) (LOW + PIP) inside BE 5 CHASER One following a metal engraver (6) Double Definition 10 NIAGARA North American river once more receded, … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 PSYCHO Participants in autopsy chose headcase (6) autoPSY CHOse 5 ABBA Music group’s common pattern of rhyme (4) A-B-B-A 9 STEAL Appropriate statement finally included in guarantee (5) STATEMEN(T) inside SEAL 10 TEMPTRESS One … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 CORE Heart procedure that’s tedious not supported by hospital (4) CHORE minus H 3 PLANE CRASH Develop organised search with terrific grounding, say (5,5) PLAN + anagram of SEARCH 9 DISLOCATION Stoic lad worked … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 RIPPED Split and broken pipe found in middle of road (6) Anagram of PIPE inside RD 4 PAINTS Colours are not included in extra information supplied by letter (6) AINT inside PS 8 COAST … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 CHAMPERS They eat and drink (8) Double Definition 5 SAMBAL Side dish, say, largely served with cooked lamb (6) (SA)Y + anagram of LAMB 10 RATED Roasted a side of meat marinated in wine … Continue reading →