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Unicorn for 9 ac but logic escapes me
U-I-o-n ulster pariah returned without a top fixer

Hairpin

no wonder i couldn't fathom. I had suntan for 7 down so whats 7 down then?

IM ALSO WONDERING NOW IF TRAINEE IS RIGHT FOR SORT OF APPRENTICE OUT OF COLLEGE VERY QUIET

Peg you've got to take out the c for college and the pp for very quiet from apprentice. That leaves the trainee. Hope this explains it.

Andy

7d) is photon. n for normal after photo for exposure.

Yes it does, it seems I get the answers but more by luck. I'm still trying to fathom that containment indicator thing. Can you give an example. I have looked at Big Daves site but its a bit wordy

I've copied this one:
Clue: Saw dog wearing lead (7)

(Wearing is the containment indicator in the clue.)

To solve this requires "Rover" for dog to be placed inside "lead" in this case the metal's abbreviation pb. This gives proverb which is another word for Saw which was what the setter was after.

I hope this explains what a containment indicator is. I'm relatively new to all this stuff myself. Someone else might do it better. There are loads of these indicator words for anagrams, when to insert,when to delete,when to use first and last letter to name but a few. This Chambers Crossword Dictionary which I have has helped me quite a bit.

Andy

Busy again peg? I've just ordered a copy of Chambers from Amazon. I'm fairly new to cryptics myself, seems to be the dictionary to go for! Happy solving.