guardian 02 02 08

[pollyspeed]

2d small children taking exercise during spring - no force required

N - - - - - - .

3d deferred start to spring? part of america awaited judgement.

S - - - - - - - D.

14a wife has her lumps regularly checked for diseased growths.

- - T - - / - - - S

[JMR27]

2d nippers P.E. inside anag of spring minus g (force)

[JMR27]

3d suspended - start to spring = s + us (part of USA) + pended (awaited judgement)

[pollyspeed]

thank you!!!

[kayakamina]

Dutch Elms......Dutch (wife) + alternate latters hErLuMpS

[pollyspeed]

thank you!!

[bathtub]

To be pedantic, Dutch elms are not 'diseased growths' - the disease gets its name not from Dutch elms, but from the fact it was first recorded in the Netherlands. It is, however, the right wrong answer!