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[elderly]

Hubby finding it more difficult this week. He has done about 17 of them but would like some help to get further please.

Girl bagged by fraud, losing it, marrying beneath her?(8)
Gun is gripped by alien correspondent? (10)
Hear heading inland swirled faster round earth (7, 2 words)
Variable electronic interference changed to one hiss (9, 2 words)
Syllabic contraction, phonal, easy when stumbling (10)

Thanks.

[Quizmonkey]

Last one: Synaloepha (anagram)

[Quizmonkey]

The interference is SHOT NOISE (anagram)

[Quizmonkey]

Correspondent = EPISTOLIST (pistolis gripped by ET)

[kayakamina]

1 Declasse.... Lass in dece (it)

[crofter]

First one is DECLASSE = LASS inside DECE(it)

[kayakamina]

Sea Fret... Anag faster+e

[Quizmonkey]

Was that a mistyping then (hear for haar)?

[kayakamina]

I wondered about that and if it meant 'Threat' (fret) ?

[crofter]

Well spotted kayakamina!
elderly Did the question read "Hear" or "Haar"?

[Quizmonkey]

No, I'm sure the original clue must have said 'Haar heading...' - surface reading doesn't even make sense otherwise.

[crofter]

Sorry everyone. I'm several minutes behind the action!

[kayakamina]

It was Haar! I have just checked on the Guardian site.

Makes sense now. K

[elderly]

Thanks to all of you who helped. Sorry for delay (doctors visit) in answering but posting should have read HAAR not hear.
We are grateful for all the help that Quizmonkey, K and crofter
gives us.