Genius 197

[pomona]

Answers please...been on this too long!
4d Cmpss ndr? n th cntrry! (4)
Compass under canvas? On the contrary! .......if i've put the correct vowels in place ??
?TNT tent is the tnt bit

6d strt fllwng frc's chf sspct (4) ?S?Y
? following force's (?) chief suspect

9d Cht 20 (3,4) D?L?R?S answer to 20 is curtain call / crtncll

[elliemay1]

6 Espy?

[Mamyalynne]

4 XTNT

Extent

[scorpiojo]

9 double cross

[pomona]

Thanks for double cross answer ..assume it's "cheat" in the clue

extent ...where does the ex come from please?

espy can't be right ...no vowels in clues or answers

[Mamyalynne]

Under canvas would be - In tent

The contrary is - Ex tent

Compass - Extent

Sorry if it's wrong

[Mamyalynne]

6 Looks like

FSHY - Fishy - suspect, but unsure of full parse

[ProfessorMaisie]

4d EXTENT is right (for the reasons given).
6d FISHY is right - I start following force's chief suspect -
I + SHY ('start') 'following F(orce's) chief' (=head) = I+SHY after F

[ProfessorMaisie]

9d Cheat 20 ('double cross' = XX = 20 in Roman Numerals).