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Guardian Genius

Gardens with spades on grass. * * E * S Presumably REEDS. But why "gardens"?

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Guardian. Self-made bed

Settled into a self-made bed? (4,3,5) ?A?D T?E ?R?C? LAID THE BRICK perhaps? Why?

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Bull in pain

Bull in pain has to cry out (6). * R * T * S *

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Lithograph

Print sparked off criticism, rather than art, in artist. Must be LITHOGRAPH. OK for LIT, but what about the HOGRAPH letters?

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Midlife crisis

This the clue for MIDLIFE CRISIS: Time when confidence lacking if (might one say) credit is doubled. I can't see how MIDLIFE is constructed from the subsidiary. Any ideas?

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Cheeky headhunters etc

Cheeky headhunters, heartless to take on staff in defunct admin area (10) Given these letters: * E * T * * * I * E

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ostler

OSTLER seems to be the answer to the following: Men catch heartless old horseman. Why ostler (other than the definition)? One of those words might need removal from the clue, since the crossword...

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Harry Potter

Harry Potter's term mate, Weasley, becoming duller. Possibly ?A?ER.

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Profiteer

How is PROFITEER the answer to the following: One exploits fellow hosting short woman that's highly attractive. OK for "one exploits". Can't justify the rest of it.