Clues
Across
- 1 Scoundrels initially excepted bad spelling? (5)
- 4 Concluding notes computer programmer dictated (4)
- 5 No longer a minor issue? (5)
- 6 Vow to be a hot mess (4)
- 7 Strict master needs to undergo “internal inspection” (5)
Down
- 1 It’s out of control - powerless men admit nothing (5)
- 2 Cycling around peripheral pathway (5)
- 3 No longer hungry, so put things away unopened (5)
Setter’s notes
More of this nonsense?! Hopefully I’ve managed to raise a smile here or there.
Across
- 1 “Scoundrels” = CURS + the initial letter of “Excepted” — CURSE, a bad spell.
- 4 Sounds like (“dictated”) “computer programmer” = CODER — CODA.
- 5 Cryptic definition: no longer a minor — ADULT.
- 6 An anagram (“mess”) of A HOT — OATH.
- 7 Hidden (“internal inspection”) in “maSTER Needs” — STERN.
Down
- 1 “Men” = CHAPS, powerless (minus P), admitting “nothing” = O — CHAOS.
- 2 “Peripheral” = OUTER, cycled around — ROUTE.
- 3 “Put things away” = NEATEN, unopened (minus its first letter) — EATEN.