Potpourri 9

Explanation for Potpourri 8

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

spade, possibly = card
two and three of diamonds = i a
then indicates that after that we have clubs = c.
so we have CARD IA C = cardiac =heart

W4. Female bird, eg hen (4)

female = F
bird,eg = owl
answer is fowl = hen

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

bird that wakes one up = cock
morning , twice = am am
that is = ie
hence ,we have COCKAMAMIE = ridiculous


Y4. Part of a silly dispute about a pastoral poem (5) _ _ _ L _

Z4. As saboteur, he misbehaves around these parts (10) _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ T _

A5.  Apart in the manner indicated below (7) _ _ _ N _ _ _

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