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  1. Own goal. OWN+GOAL
  2. Bear pit. BEAR+P+IT
  3. Penalty. (two meanings)
  4. Close-in. (two meanings)
  5. Sheerness. SHEER+NESS
  6. Erato. ERA+TO
  7. Ranch. RAN+CH
  8. On the mend. ON+THE+MEN+D
  9. Cast an eye. CAST+A+N+EYE (I hom.)
  10. Tabor. T(A+B)OR
  11. Chess. CHES+S
  12. Put across. PUT+A+CROSS
  13. Indiana. I+N+DIANA
  14. Charged. CHARGE+D
  15. Garotte. GAROT(T)E (toerag anag.)
  16. Strange. (two meanings)
  1. Opposer. (anag.)
  2. Nankeen. NAN+KEEN
  3. Ogler. O(G)LER (role anag.)
  4. Lay before. LA+Y+BEFORE
  5. Bucks. (two meanings)
  6. Atonement. A+TONE+MENT (note anag. & meant hom.)
  7. Presage. PR+E+SAGE
  8. Tangoed. TANG+OED (gnat rev.)
  9. Head start. HEAD+START
  10. The sticks. (two meanings)
  11. Cycling. C(Y+C)LING
  12. Spender. SP+END+ER (PS rev.)
  13. Blowgun. BLOW+GUN
  14. Rushdie. RUSH+DIE
  15. Prate. P(RAT)E (art anag.)
  16. Chair. CH(A)IR (Rich anag.)