Rt12

[chokkie]

just a few left this morning ....
1d moving do bad with pole dance (4,5) ???o ?o?l?
1a island's back toblack (5) ???l?
22a even camel gains protection (5) ?e?i?
5d rigorous way to ge sprained, say (6) ?t?i?t (?strict?)

Many thanks, Chox.

[emeritus]

1d Paso Doble

[emeritus]

1a Sable (Elbas reversed)

[emeritus]

5d Yes Strict (ST = Way + rict = Sounds like Ricked

[emeritus]

22 Aegis ( cAmElGaInS = alternate even letters)

[sandyRoe]

How can 1d + 1a start with different letters?

[Svejk]

They have to get up early to catch Sandy. :)

[sandyRoe]

LOL. Maybe it's a badly designed crossword grid. I don't doubt that the answers Emeritus has provided are the right ones.

[emeritus]

I never even noticed Sandy ! Although it is quite early

[maurice]

"sable" is 7a!

[Svejk]

Thank you, maurice.
I stuck a sarcastic comment on the end of 'this' thread.
Oh dear, wonder where that ended up???

[inquisition]

Well it makes a change from a missing 19a !