| A gang running to desert |
ABANDON |
| Abridged book is read after editing? Penguin, for example |
SEABIRD |
| Act on desire to be top person in field |
DOYEN |
| Become furious in office of bishop and cardinal, say |
SEERED |
| Burdens added to bishop, hence lots of extra pay |
BONUSES |
| Clergyman hasn't finished page � that's right |
RECTO |
| Contributing to epic as someone who produced most expensive pictures? |
PICASSO |
| Deeply understand female, in short |
FATHOM |
| Drunken painter, say, in highly dangerous position |
TIGHTROPE |
| E.g. Christian seen in strange retinue after mass |
MUTINEER |
| Education reforms offered lots to people |
AUCTIONED |
| Excel militarily? Not in offensive |
OUTRANK |
| Firm including a worker in commercial transaction, initially |
ADAMANT |
| Goes round without penny, being this? |
STRAPPED |
| How belligerent American operates gadget |
GISMO |