| Old standard typically in the hands of The Carpenters as well as those in 26 across |
HAMMERANDSICKLE |
| One of The Blades from Farm Aid? |
SICKLE |
| Opens 15 across in pound |
HAMMER |
| Overly confident guidance systems set up on the borders |
SMUG |
| Pre-election promise to charge Nick |
TAXCUT |
| Profile of both sides fall from grace |
FACE |
| Promise of a hot soup |
OATH |
| Rival to nice little Italian lake outside Roman capital |
COMPETITOR |
| Run a risk with a feature of the roof around back of the stadium |
GAMBLE |
| Sample of juice, baguette and a cool remedy that reduces the strain |
ICEBAG |
| Sidney, Earl, Diana, Old Bob and Henry Rice, for example |
SIDEDISH |
| Smugglers dismiss germs from a tough-skinned mollusc |
SLUG |
| Writer takes the last of the Parmesan on top of egg pasta |
PENNE |
| You hear this again and again - no pets in apartments |
MANTRA |