The Spectator 1848

[karramba]

Still some help needed with the following, please!

( 1 ) Some illustrious group ( 4 )
( 2 ) Hear the composer? Yes! ( 4 )
( 3 ) Improves loo - dusts outside ( 5 )
( 4 ) Girl in jerkin, gambolled ( 4 )
( 5 ) Car with individual interior, reversing ( 4 )
( 6 ) Dessert in the middle of the first course ( 5 )
( 7 ) Tackles fires ( 5 )
( 8 ) An Indian army taking note from legislative body (4)
(9) Porcupine runs round about Oscar ( 5 )
(10) Couple of males laugh (4 -hyphened) = he-he??

[kayakamina]

1 Trio Hidden in clue ..illusTRIOus
2 List Liszt
3 Mends Men (loo) +ds (outside of DustS)
4 Inga Hidden in clue....jerkIN GAmbolled
5 Audi Hidden & reversed....indivIDUA <l
7 Sacks Double meaning
8 Sena Senate (legislative body) less Te (note)
9 Urson 'runs' around O (Oscar)
10 He-He Two males HE & He

[kayakamina]

Just a thought karramba.

You have asked for help with nearly every clue in this crossword and, while being happy to help, I wonder if you would not be better off mastering standard puzzles before moving on to the more advanced ones?

Good luck K

[karramba]

I am pretty new at this type of crossword...cryptic...and am trying to pit my skills against the pros now to see if I am thinking along the same lines...I study your answers and learn. This is an experiment for me and I thank you for helping out in the way you do. In fact, I have been doing quite well with the standard ones...Many thanks for the thought...we live and learn!

[offramp_t]

I know that kayakamina was not being in any way snidey, because I also wondered how it was that in a crossword with 35 clues you asked for help in about 30 of them.

Would you not be better off trying a daily newspaper, such as the Telegraph, where the solution is given the next day?