Saturday Times Cryptic 4496 Sunday July 29th 2012

[herbage]

24d cutter's second going round 25 tree in New Zealand (5) looks like KAURI, a NZ tree. The U is the second letter of cutter and 25= gold but I can't see where KARI come from if it is kauri

also, why is 8d winners? good shots are winners, yes as are gold medallists but why archery

[vetuste_ennemi]

k(au)ri[s]

[dr b]

8d, W(ith) + INNERS (good shots in archery) = WINNERS

[herbage]

Thanks. I now know that a KRIS is a Malay dagger with a wavy scalloped blade