Spectator Crossword 1848

[karramba]

Help needed with these, please!

( 1 ) CB broadcaster seen frm the shore ( 7 )
( 2 ) Poet died at the stake ( 5 ) - - -te
( 3 ) Compositions out of print ages ( 6 )
( 4 ) A rapid fish getting back ( 7 )
( 5 ) Well's joke in German ( 5 )
( 6 ) Cooper's on Radio 4 programme without a care ( 4 )
( 7 ) Most of the eastern Mediterranean raised orange ( 5
( 8 ) One nest in jazz island ( 8 )
( 9 ) Laptops lost power sent by 15? ( 6 )
( 10 ) State direct steering ( 4 ) C - - N

[hammersgirl]

2 Dante - d + ante (a betting stake)
1 Breaker?
9 Postal? - laptops - p(power) ,anagram

[dxhound2003]

1 Breaker
2 Keats
3Operas

[bathtub]

Disagree about 2 - I think it's DANTE (d=died + ante=stake). Still working on the rest of the clues.

[offramp_t]

1 Breaker
2 Dante
3 Operas
4 Stickle
5 Spass
6 Custody
7 Navel
8 Trinidad
9 Postal
10 Conn

[karramba]

Thanks, dxhound, for "operas". I believe 2 should be Dante ecause I have the last letter coming down which is "e", and I do not understand "breaker"
I am looking at them again...Thanks!

[karramba]

Many thanks Offramp for these answers...they are just great!

[dxhound2003]

Sorry Karramba I did not notice the letters in 2 went for anagram of stake. Note to self read things more carefully.

Breaker is Citizens Band radio slang for a CB broadcaster and breaker is also a type of wave seen from the shore.

[karramba]

Great thanks, dxhound, for this explanation of breaker...it fits perfectly...we live and learn...