Leisure pleasures Quiz - Cryptic

[toonmilo]

Answers are to do with Leisure/Sport/pastimes
e.g. Could people in this criminal activity be foiled? answer - Fencing

1.Rescue vessel in distress had tea-break cut. What a blow (6,4)

2. Nick was well-versed by words Alice spelt out (7,4)

3. Top Tory Wife anxious - and sneering (9)

4. Well-armed swimmer had second thoughts but played with squid underwater (8)

5. Give Mother the opportunity to become a fool (9)

6. Leaves nothing inside but its on the cards to provide some fun (4,6)

7. Convenient comic is in one hand - or the other (5,5)

8. Ban Sailor from club (9)

9. Between the covers - where fiery fred played? (7,2,3,6)

10. ..........away from the eye and gets put on the canvas! (11)


Thanks in advance

[rhua]

Most of these have been answered already, or have had clues given. Still
1. which is 26 in the puzzle think of the Bible for the rescue vessel.
2. (28) an anagram of alice and words will give you an author, Nick as in prison.
3. (32) Bill Oddie
4. (25) swimmer witl lots of arms
5. (37) mother is mum

[rhua]

6. 38) Think about cards
7. 40) 4 letter word for convenient followed by children's comic (don't know if still exists)
8. 45) 5 letter word for ban
9. 46) Fred Trueman
10. 48) think sewing and not the eye of it.

Only 2 of these have not been posted earlier.

[prospector]

so how are you doing then ....

make another posting if you need further clues.

[catfish]

Could I have an extra clue for no 38 (6) in this list? I also have a blind spot regarding banning sailors... thank you to anyone who can help.

[Goofy]

38) ban: think of not letting someone join a club in 18th century - with a ball

[catfish]

thanks!