Cassowary Crossing

Time to turn your ear to homophones, those sounds-like species of clue that rated highly among last year’s crop of English cryptics. So pay attention, and attune.

Slide or photograph, say (6) __ __ __ __ E [Gemini]

Germans scorer’s name announced on radio (6) __ __ N __ __ __ [Paul]

Cut from ear to ear? (6) C __ __ __ O __

Spring rolls sound civilized (4-4) __ E __ __ / __ __ E __

Hearing having apprehended officer – here? (5-7) __ __ __ R __ / __ __ R __ __ __ __ [Paul]

Female sound coming from the toilet block? (7) __ U __ I __ __ __ [Times 8069]

LAST COR ANSWERS: Watered, Santa Maria, entourage, hypertexts, rockslide, nurserymaid

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