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1 Across, Against having a man to follow Penny in charge of current affairs (7)

5 Across, Ship's mate's uncertain about turning back (7)

10 Across, One serving of cake at present (9)

11 Across, Unlucky tsar shot by hostile revolutionary (3-7)

Compiler - POINS

Many Thanks

5 STEAMER
RE backwards after anagram MATES
11 ill-starred? Haven't entirely worked it out yet

11a ill-starred
anagram tsar inside ill Red (hostile revolutionary)

10 bartender - one serving
cake - bar ; present - tender

1 topical -current affairs
to - against
man - Al
p - penny
ic - in charge

Good Afternoon and many thanks to you both.

High cerasus
I didn't see "ill" as "hostile". "ill-intentioned", of course, but just by itself?

hi chris
ill shown as a synonym for hostile here

http://www.the-crossword-solver.com/word/hostile

I am "high" 6ft 2 ins !

Thanks - new one on me.

You're "higher" than me, anyway! (It must have been an autocorrect, though I didn't think I had it turned on)

I found it quite amusing