Clues
Across
- 1, 5D Divorce results in damaged locks? (5, 4)
- 6 Went forward listening to heavy metal (3)
- 8 Retired clergyman admits king’s exposed (5)
- 9 Leaves a note beforehand (3)
- 10 Vessel bearing fuel that pollutes (5)
Down
- 2 “Active soldiers dismissed,” he thought (5)
- 3 Tuber gives out cards, for example (5)
- 4 Make psychedelic patterns appear without drugs? Neat! (4)
- 5 See 1A.
- 7 Weekend supplies - make it last! (3)
Setter’s notes
I suspect this may prove a difficult one, and I can only apologise where that difficulty stems from shortcomings on the part of your humble setter. I’ll do my best to justify my transgressions below.
Across
- 1 & 5 Down “Divorce” = SPLIT + “results” = ENDS — SPLIT ENDS, damaged locks.
- 6 Sounds like (“listening to”) “heavy metal” = LEAD — LED, “went forward”.
- 8 “Clergyman” = DEAN, retired (reversed), admitting “king” = K — NAKED, “exposed”.
- 9 A, preceded by “note” = TE — TEA, leaves.
- 10 “Fuel” = OIL, inside “vessel” = SS — SOILS, “pollutes”.
Down
- 2 Read it as object, subject, verb: “soldiers” = PLATOON, with “active” = ON dismissed — PLATO, he thought.
- 3 “Tuber gives out cards” = I DEAL — IDEAL, an example.
- 4 “Make psychedelic patterns appear” = TIE-DYE, without “drugs” = E and E — TIDY, “neat”.
- 7 Hidden in “weEKEnd” — EKE, “make it last”.