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Help! I have the answers but don't understand why!! Any help would be greatly appreciated.
1. Heartless Asian islanders cross with boys only, perhaps SINGLE SEX
2.David and Claude, for instance, in suitable accommodation APARTMENT
3. Collaborating with governing class IN LEAGUE
4. Miserly obsession with Naval Centre shell prices AVARICE
5. Strength one displayed in both partnerships SINEW
6. Apologetic convert NEWMAN

1. Heartless Asian islanders - sing(a)lese - X
2.David(hockney)and Claude(monet)in suitable(apt)AP(ART,MEN)T,???? i sort of hope i am wrong here.

4. Miserly obsession - N(ava)l Centre
shell(the shell of the word)p(rice)s AVARICE

5. Strength one displayed in both partnerships SINEW.
is SN EW from the game of bridge partnerships?

3.governing - in(in power),league(class of their own)

re 4.shell (like a peanut) the word 'prices'

I think 6 relates to the Apostle Paul (wordplay referring to Paul Newman)Ifyou google "apologetic paul" you will find several sites referring to him being a convert and apologetic..could be wrong though

I believe Cardinal Newman wrote an Apologia Pro Vita Sua- so nothing to do with the apostle Paul