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1. Great painter, ill fated as husband. Ans Headfast
2. Lean, hollow, extremely confused Ans Tend
3. In just seconds, Big Board wasn't showing African city Ans Ibadan.
4. Put down coat, fencing with barman Ans Lawyer.

lean is to tend. Hollow is a dent -confused - tend?

3 Ibadan is just the second letters ('just seconds) of
bIgBoArDaN.

Every second letter in Big Board wasn't spells Ibadan?

Layer (coat) fencing w (with) = lawyer- man at the bar?

4 Coat is Layer
With is W
Fencing means the 'w' is inside.
Barman,man at the bar is lawyer.

A headfast is a strong rope or "Great painter" . Anagram of H +fated as?

Ab - great minds think alike, or
fools seldom differ?
We appear to be playing 'answer tag'.

HEADFAST is an anagram of fated + as + h(usband)

Put down a coat is LAYER fencing (round) W(ith) gives LAWYER - a man at the bar