Clues
Across
- 1 Look out - one stands in for a student at Hogwarts? (5)
- 4 Striking alternatives to heavy animal fodder (3)
- 5 Unburdened by failures, at core it’s sensational (5)
- 6 Tango without this? Impossible! (3)
- 7 Half-size underwear that’s stripy (5)
Down
- 1 Steps taken by president ultimately impeached by VP candidate (5)
- 2 Pound of Scotch broth (5)
- 3 Marshy drainage ensnares monstrous beast (5)
Setter’s notes
Thanks for taking a punt at this one.
Across
- 1 “Look out” = WATCH, with “one” = I standing in for A — WITCH, a student at Hogwarts.
- 4 “Heavy” with its alternate letters struck out: H(E)A(V)Y — HAY.
- 5 The core of “faiLUres” = LU + “unburdened” = RID — LURID.
- 6 “Tango” = T + “without” = WO — TWO. It takes two to tango, after all.
- 7 Half of “size” = ZE + “underwear” = BRA — ZEBRA.
Down
- 1 The last letter of “presidenT”, inside the VP candidate WALZ — WALTZ.
- 2 An anagram (“Scotch”) of BROTH — THROB, “pound”.
- 3 Hidden (“ensnares”) in “marsHY DRAinage” — HYDRA.