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[TioMateo]

Get out into open sea? It helps to keep net in position (8) C?????A?

Something irrational in male saint that's rejected top deity (8) ??Y???A? Could it be OLYMPIAN?

Like some bears hiding quietly in tree (6) ????A? Could it be PAWPAW (tree)?

[Hazlinny]

1. Crossbar

[klazomaniac]

2 (H)Oly M Pi an

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Po (P) lar

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To make clearer:
Holyman (minus H) with Pi [inside]

Polar (bears) hiding P [quiet in music/ Piano]

[klazomaniac]

I didn't know this (everyday is a school day), But here is the explanation for Hazlinnys 'Crossbar' if you require it.

Coastal bars are shallow, shifting sandbanks at the entrance to rivers and coastal estuaries. They can have strong currents and large breaking waves. You may need to cross a coastal bar when going out or coming in from open waters.

[and obviously]

It helps to keep net in position.