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Height-related

A8.  Mountaineer’s clips badly scare Brian (10)  _ _ R _ _ _ N _ _ _

B8.  High spot recently snared by Penny Gold (7)  _ _ A _ _ A _

C8.  Guide : “Outside of gym is harder to climb” (7)  _ T _ _ _ E _

D8. Rock climbing I bungled or botched (10) _ _ _ L _ _ R _ _ _

E8.  Scrambled to Peter’s high spot (7)  _ R _ _ _ _ _

F8.  Comes down the rock with red rotten apples (7) _ A _ _ E _ _

Answers for “Trees”

R7  Sassafras

S7  Maple

T7  Catalpa

U7  Larch

V7  Jacaranda

W7  Evergreen

X7  Buckeye

Y7  Papaw

Z7  Avocado

Jay

Explanation for Ellipsis-2

Visual Key to Clue Analysis :
Definition : BOLD
Wordplay : Italics with keywords underlined as well
Link : Normal

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A7.  Two players taking up Arabic lute ... (3)

Two players = duo

‘Taking up’ indicates reversal ; hence duo is changes to OUD which is an Arabic lute

B7.  ... fast come to prefer flutes,etc (4,3,4) 

Double definition. Matching both defs the answer is “like the wind”

C7. Gruesome globe put in, in the middle of ... (6)

Globe = orb   ;   in the middle of = mid

Orb is put in ‘mid’ to obtain “morbid” which is “gruesome”

D7. ... Models of solar system - ie errors get made (8)

Anagram of ie errors is orreries – models of solar system

E7. Hesitation in a right toff's reasoning ... (8)

Hesitation = um

A right toff’s = A R GENT ; UM in ARGENT gives us ARGUMENT

F7. ...can put up charge for fertiliser (7)  _

Can = tin  ; put up is reversal indicator and so Tin is changed to NIT

Charge = rate and we have nitrate which is a fertiliser

G7. Pardoning a criminal that's responsible for producing notes...(5,5)

Criminal is anagram indicator and rearranging “pardoning a” gives us grand piano

H7. ... half hidden, mischievous but public-spirited (9)

Hidden = unseen  ; half od unseen = uns

Mischievous = elfish

Together , we have unselfish which is public – spirited

Jay

Crossword 53

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Trees

R7. In two seconds, moving as far as tree (9)  _ _ S _ _ _ R _ _
S7. Tree guy going around park (5)  _ A _ _ _
T7. With feline, mount a tree (7)  _ _ _ A _ _ A
U7. In particular, Christmas tree (5) _ _ _ _ H
V7. Jack stands in front of a vehicle and a tree (9)  _ A_ _ R _ _ _ _
W7. Queen Elizabeth, in revenge, chopped up tree (9)  _ _ E _ _ R _ _ _
X7. Plastic cube holding essential tree (7)  _ _ _ _ E _ E
Y7. Ernest Hemingway, with tree (5) _ _ P _ _
Z7. Widespread confusion after the first trouble with tree (7) A _ _ _ A_ _


Answers for "dogs"

I7. Spaniel
J7.Whippet
K7.Retriever
L7.Dingo
M7.Hound
N7.Seeing Eye
O7.Sirius
P7.Whelp
Q7.Samoyed

Jay

Crossword 52

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Crossword 51

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Dogs

I7. Long story about a new dog (7)  _ _ _ N _ _ _
J7. Switch favourite breed of dog (7) _ _ _ P _ _ _
K7. Labrador, perhaps, confused tree with river (9) _ E _ _ _ _ _ E _
L7. Racket game played by Japanese canine (5) _ _ N _ _
M7. Dog who understands to a certain extent (5) _ _ _ N _
N7. Type of dog you set after geese in wild(6,3) _ E _ _ _ _ E _ _
O7. Important sounding dog star (6) _ _ R _ _ _
P7. Puppy with means of assistance (5) _ _ E _ _
Q7. Sled dog  getting loose someday (7) _ A _ _ _ E _


Answers for "golf"

N6. Mark O'Meara
O6. Wood
P6. Threesome
Q6. Betsy King
R6. Serif
S6. Soda
T6. Lee Trevino
U6. Mulligans
V6. Opens
W6. Alienate
X6. Nick Faldo
Y6. Birdie
Z6. Gallery

Jay

Ellipsis-2

Visual Key to Clue Analysis :
Definition : BOLD
Wordplay : Italics with keywords underlined as well
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F6. Playfully, require nothing but ...(8)
 Require nothing but = Want only
wantonly = playfully

G6. ... convenience in game. (3)

convenience = loo which is also a game

H6. Rhode Island woman admitted into close circle ... (8)
Rhode island = RI woman = Di   close = mean

Me RI DI an   gives us meridian which is a circle

I6. ... knowing Katharina's daughter (6) Katharina( from Taming of the Shrew) = Shrew  
Daughter = D
Shrewd = Knowing

J6. This bean is put through the mill to make a drink ... (8)
anagram of 'this bean' is absinthe which is a drink

K6. ... taking two months to extract essence (6)
two months = Dec  and Oct
Together they form Decoct which is to extract essence

L6. Singular articles in long letter ... (6)
 singular = S
articles = creed
screed = long letter

M6. ... about wife, one first to be opened (9)
wife = W
about is container indicator ; hence "one first" must be placed around W.
one = UN
first here refers to the answer from the previous clue "screed"
so we have un scre w ed    giving us unscrewed = opened.

here, the ellipsis supposedly justifies the unusual usage of "first" as referring to the previous clue --tied to it by those dots!

 Here are a few more clues making use of those dots to achieve smoother reading.

A7.  Two players taking up Arabic lute ... (3) _ _ _
B7.  ... fast come to prefer flutes,etc (4,3,4)  _ _ _ _ _ _ E _ _ _ D
C7. Gruesome globe put in, in the middle of ... (6) _ O _ _ _ _
D7. ... Models of solar system - ie errors get made (8) _ R _ _ R _ _ _
E7. Hesitation in a right toff's reasoning ... (8) _ R _ _ _ E _ _
F7. ...can put up charge for fertiliser (7)  _ _ _ R _ _ E
G7. Pardoning a criminal that's responsible for producing notes...(5,5) _ R _ _ _ _ _ A _ _
H7. ... half hidden, mischievous but public-spirited (9) _ _ _ E _ _ _ S _

Jay