1A: [without a] sounds as if you're removing an A; I don't think [a single] translates directly to I, so this is a two-step clue where you need to make [a single] into ONE and then make ONE into I. Most, if not all, publications frown upon this type of construction.
4A: I love the sneakiness of [Maybe fill] as a definition.
5A: Solid wordplay in [one very quietly], although I'm not entirely sure what the surface means. Something like [Cold front of ice very quietly swept through New York] is a bit more evocative.
1D: I don't have the parse on this. Is [before] AGO?
2D: I think if you change [man] to [men] so that it matches the implicit number of TROOP, this works.
3D: There's an overlap in [trying] and RETRY, and it's especially noticeable in a hidden. Maybe [Have another go participating in hardcore tryst] or something like that?
WP constructor · 14 days ago
Good feedback thanks, I'll keep trying to improve.
1D is ON, with WAG before