Southern US team has to buy it at the borders. Answer Dixie. Is this XI for team with “die” meaning “buy it” around the edges? I suppose it is but I haven’t heard “buy it” as a euphemism...
Article Catholic’s perhaps written about United States. Answer “Announces”. Why? Presume means states with U and AN article but that seems to leave nonces. Don’t understand. Thanks...
13down. Sight in the heavens turns sailor into ferocious person. Answer is double star. How does this parse? Presume sailor is tar and double star is a sight in the heavens but I am missing the rest....
18 ac “Court refused to give orders to intelligence agency”. Answer “instrumentality” which is an agency though I hadn’t used that context ever myself. How does it work? Thanks...
Naked chaps looking silly somehow sped off to get a coat. (7)
I have a-h-an and can’t see that any are wrong. My last clue so need to get this puzzle put to bed!
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“Grass left to grow up on island”. Answer “Dari”. Why? I suppose Dari is a variation of durra and I suppose the “i” is island but I can’t fathom the rest of the clue. Incidentally this...
Parse please.
If “succeeded in ignoring a bit of blobbing and end the conversation “ is “Ring off” could someone please explain? Or is it not “ring off?”...
Why is “pack round a US city” Tampa?
I get “pack” as in “tamp” and “a” but what about “round”? It seems like a superfluous word or is the definition “to pack round”?
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