| Mark is caught with grass in school |
SCRATCH |
| Negative mindset fades out with time |
DEFEATISM |
| Occasional bits of false info in your dreams |
as if |
| Old fighter somewhat exhilaratingly knocked back |
ALI |
| Oregano sprinkled over the middle of meals? It’s best avoided! |
no-go area |
| Plant secures agreements from French state |
LOUISIANA |
| Return of American poet mostly creates excitement |
SUSPENSE |
| Sad way to refer to retiring |
PATHETIC |
| Showing restraint in blocking pictures on a website, say |
CONTINENT |
| Small sheep that is dozier than all the others? |
STUPIDEST |
| Some tabloids principally have control over breaking news |
stop press |
| Source of eg iron and gold close to Kalgoorlie |
ORE |
| Surrounded by low-pitched backing, a harp’s played like a lute? |
pear-shaped |
| Top expert on board? |
SURFACE |
| Yorkshire person's specific justification for being disloyal? |
TREASON |
