Mini 241030

__PARSING:__

1A: ||Definition is “Galvaniser”, __ZINC__ is found from the *capitals* (first letters) of Zimbabwe, In Nifty Container||

2D: ||Double definition, “smooth out” means to __IRON__, which is a major component in steel||

3D: ||Definition is “Police officer” (British slang). *Oddly* refers to taking the odd numbered letters of “chomps pie”- giving COPPE, and placing this before the start (first letter) of RIOT (R) gives __COPPER__||

4D: ||Definition is “direct”, *confusing* is an anagram indicator for DEAL, which gives __LEAD__||

5A: ||Definition is “its a gas!”, everything but ROXY’s head (first letter) gives OXY, plus the backside (latter half) of IMOGEN (GEN) gives __OXYGEN__||

6A: ||Definition is “Beans store”, and a well known character from a comic book is TINTIN, with either half of his name giving __TIN__||

7D: ||Definition is “Bright light”, *dazed* is an anagram indicator for NONE, giving __NEON__||

8A: ||Definition is “Some of a person’s makeup” (we are ~18% carbon!), and __CARBON__ is found inside CAR BONnet||

8A: ||Each of the clues are __ELEMENTS__ on the __PERIODIC__ table!|| ||only “elements” was the original answer, but i realised “periodic” was the same length, so why not add it as an alternative!||

||thanks for playing :)||

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