Potpourri 8

Explanation for Potpourri 7

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S4. The pony is sick – died, put to sleep (10)

Sick is anagram indicator.

Hence the pony is transformed into hypnotise.

Died = d

So we have hypnotized , which is put to sleep.

T4. Went for money outside one’s firm (5)

Went for money = sold

Sold ‘outside” one  = SOL I D

Solid = firm

U4. They leave multinational association in next reshuffle (6)

Multinational association = EU

Next ‚reshuffle’ = EXNT

EU in EXNT = EX EU NT = They leave ( used in drama scripts)

V4. Heart, spade, possibly, two and three of diamonds, then clubs (7) _ A _ _ _ _ _

W4. Female bird, eg hen (4)  _ _ _ _

X4. Bird that wakes one up in the morning, twice? That is ridiculous (10)  _ _ _ _ _ M  _ _ _ E

Jay