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I tried hard not to look at them all..... but was very weak!

I wouldn't - unless I was a HORSE TRADER with ENGLISH GOTHIC tendencies - but I am a COWARD in CAMOUFLAGE in an AMBIENCE of GUM RESIN or OZONE.

Brackendale, I had all those but I want 2 d

I have often said that it is not much use giving answers to cryptic clues simply because the answer fits the grid. I have strayed from this practice in this post.

So here is a challenge to m.o.m.o., mary6 and smiffy. The best clues, in my humble opinion, are those for SOLAR SYSTEM and REMONSTRATE. Come on, you three. Parse these clues!

SOLAR SYSTEM. Definition=heavenly arrangement (I was thinking of constellations)
stalk=STEM, sauce=SOY, Swede=LARS

REMONSTRATE. Definition= Argue fiercely
Battle=MONS, raising sharp=TART backwards
About=RE
Energy=E

Well done, smiffy! Nice clue, wasn't it?

Now, what about REMONSTRATE?

For merryphil, 2 Down is LOCAL - think anaesthetic and number as something that numbs!

Well done again, smiffy! You would win the prize if there was one!

I don't know what happened to m.o.m.o. and Mary6!

Hi Brackendale, just caught up on this thread - very clever. And I'm glad smiffy parsed all those answers before I had to make an attempt. In fact, I've been gardening most of yesterday and today as we've actually had some warm sunny weather, and just took a peek earlier as very little was making sense. Now off to enjoy a well-earned glass or 3 of beer so even less will make sense after that.

Thanks, Mary6. Enjoy your beer - I was in our summer house most of the afternoon - perhaps the sun (that yellow thing in the sky) got to me.

Or perhaps it was the red wine I was drinking.

Have a nice evening.