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There was me thinking this was the easiest Saturday one I had seen, and I get stuck. Any assistance gratefully recieved.
1a) Shaft left cutting tool with blade (4) A-L-.
I'm stuck with the word AWL in my head, but I can't really spot the definition. Any thoughts?

A cutting tool including L

Sorry; meaning "shaft"

Oh. Obvious..... I couldn't see past the word mine for shaft, some kind of hole.
Thank you. By the way, in my opinion, little pointers like this are much more suitsble than just putting the answer up.
Many thanks!

I agree Smiffy

Try WORD,ie Sword with S removed

Times 25125
1 Down any assistance, all I see is WINSTON
"Austere name, Conservative, blue, not entirely upstanding (hence TON) Thanks Arty

Strike out WORD for 1 across, silly me

for 1d. read backwards, word for NAME, C for tory then incomplete word for blue

axle