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I have the answers to these but don't understand why. Can anybody explain?
1.So dramatic, with lunar eclipse, finally to see earth's shade OCHRE
2.Land in trouble over involving Times LIBYA
3.You are Snoopy's old fashioned Father! PRIEST
4.Firm wheels with force once turning crop up OCCUR. Thanks for any help

Hi Val.

1.So dramatic, with lunar eclipse, finally to see earth's shade.
OCHRE = (a) colour shade; final letters of first 5 words of the clue.

2.Land in trouble over involving Times
LIBYA = 'Land'; 'ail' (trouble) with 'by' (prefix for past, eg bygone) in it.

4.Firm wheels with force once turning crop up.
OCCUR = 'crop up'; 'Co'mpany + 'RUC' (N.Ireland police force), both backwards.

JimC

Hi again.

3.You are Snoopy's old fashioned Father!
PRIEST; I guess that there is an old-fashioned verb or adjective derived from 'to pry' ('pries' or 'priest'?) meaning 'to snoop'.

JimC