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Being a novice at cryptics I sometimes have a problem understanding how a solution is arrived at. Would be grateful for any help

1. Advert seen around Spain for refrigerated transport.
Answer: Reefer

2. A start showing how to make a start. Answer: Set off.

3. Hanging features in foreign prison camp with no end of cheering etc and it's awful. Answer: Stalagtites. I get that 'hanging features' is the definition; 'stalag' is the foreign prison camp followed by an an anagram of it's but that still leaves two letters unaccounted for.

4. Bladed weapon seen in small bags on command. Answer: Shortsword.

5, Most of all, a call at 12d in West Indian style. Answer: A la Creole. The answer to 12d is Bullfight.

4
bags = trousers so small trousers = shorts
command = word

1.
advert = refer possibly?
around e for spain (espagna)

3. stalCtites
prison camp no end = stala (g)
then angram of etc + its

3 is stalactites not stalagtites.
Prison camp with no end - stala(g) + anagram of etc and its

3. is stalactites - prison camp with no end of cheerin(g) 'stala' and anagram of etc & its

5 i can see most of all =a l
cry at 12d = ole

can't see the rest sorry.....

yes I missed the cheerin(g) bit off redundantelf !

oops yes so did I

I'm not as quick at typing as you and chelle chrisg :)

But more accurate :)