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1. Grouse being docile when sloth returns. Answer: Complaint. Obviously this is compliant (docile) with the 'ai' transposed but I don't understand how sloth denotes the letters 'ai'?
2. After time hangman's victim gets a type of 18d (the answer to which is sack). Answer: Trellis. This is clearly time (T) with Ellis (the last woman hanged). But in what way is a trellis a type of sack?
3. Sailor from overseas takes small vehicle to city. Answer: Lascar. I'm assuming this is LA (city) next to car (small vehicle) but that leaves us with an extraneous 's'!
4. Quickly spread out after boss appears. Answer: Headlong. The boss is presumably 'head' but how can 'long' be synonymous with 'spread out'.
5. Distance between a pair of horses. Answer: Span

An ai is a sloth.

I had no idea - thanks for that! Anyone have thoughts on any of the others?

S(mall) CAR

Span is a pair of animals.

Obvious when it's pointed out to you - I feel very dense now!

2 T R Ellis

as you say , but am sure 18 down was not sack, searching my memory wasn't the clue

Support?? so...Rack?

Start again - 18 down is Support

Headlong

Long - spread out [after] boss appears Head

Headlong - quickly

Kitabu, next time could you put the name and number of the crossword in the topic box? This'd make it easier for us to help - I'm sure I've done this crossword already.

Sunday Times 4541 9th June I think.