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(@ginge; can you please explain to me what is the significance of a "down" clue?

Meaning up north, less a problem. (6)

Mae gets sozzled imbibing illicit gin into obscurity (6)

Hybrid of Italian dwarf mangetout is a secret (6)

Solve or play these variations? (6)

Stickler for punishment here? (6)

La Gioconda's smile is one such mystery (6)

A minger, footloose and wild, is hard to fathom (6)

Ambiguous mystery grabs intricate nonsense example of arsy-versy number ones in bewilderment (6)

Hi paul, sorry for the delay in replying I was decorating.
If the clue is a down clue it gives more alternatives for reversal indicators such as up, soaring etc which would not "work" in an across clue.