Times Book Of Crosswords

[barnaclebill58]

Please explain these to me.
1. A listening device in schools detected juvenile weapons. Ans catapults. Looks like "a tap" in "cults" -but what are detected and juvenile doing in the clue , please?
2. Group bowling in practice area. Ans nonet . Must be "on" in "net" but I thought that "on" meant one side of the cricket pitch -so where does bowling fit in, please?
3. Gold-plated silencer. Ans Hush money . Why gold plated, please?
4. Seductive woman receiving nomination for Oscar? Ans Salome. Didn't know it but Salome was a biblical seductive woman but can't see how the "receiving nomination for Oscar" bit works .
5. Understanding man's shortcoming . Ans Ken (=understanding) . Does shortcoming mean shorten Kenneth to Ken?

[bobbinwales]

struggling on these.
Maybe they could of close batting or bowling as you practice both in a net

[bobbinwales]

Forget that it dont explain where the NO comes from

[bookbinder]

5. yes, it does.

[margarettom]

1. Catapults are usually thought of as children’s weapons- hence juveniles.

[Captain2]

1 A listening device = A TAP, inside CULTS = schools

[bobbinwales]

catapults- there a juvenile weapon

[Captain2]

1 sorry didn't read all the way through.

[margarettom]

4. Oscar Wilde wrote Salome.

[margarettom]

5. Yes