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1 Across, Mariner admitting flagrant loss of trust transformed battle (9)

10 Across, Coach expert to cater innovatively (6,3)

11A/18D, Last resort from X tough on setter (4,2,5)

12 Across, Miss Hayworth's aboard faulty train - a damn nuisance ... (8)

Many thanks

12 looks like IRRITANT, though I don't see why "a damn" means "drop an A from the anagram"

10 BUFFET CAR

Expert = "buff" (he's a film buff, for example), anagram CATER

12 irritant

Rita inside anagram of train minus a

trafalgar

Yes, but why "minus A", zozozo? (See mine @2)

Good morning and many thanks.

The letters of train that surround - damn - a

1 anagram Tar (mariner) + Flagra ( nt)

Is it a misprint for "dam", then?