ft 13085

[yellow11]

help please
1a low type was so crude-enough to get the bird!8
???A???W
6a leave virginia to supply food ,for the most part 6
????T?
9a ammo is moved about in plant 6 ???O??
12a compare satanist with eg.criminal 3,7
??T/???I?S?
thanks

[piggling]

6 vacate
9 mimosa

[piggling]

12 set against (anag satanist eg)

[piggling]

1 swallow?

[yellow11]

1a can't be swallow-it's 8 letters!

[Simon-Bloom]

1aCurassow

[Simon-Bloom]

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1467 94/curassow

The bird is in the clue itself - was& so& cru

[Simon-Bloom]

Good night & good luck, Simon

[dr b]

re curassow; "low type" = CUR, "was so" crude (anag) = ASSOW, so CUR ASSOW

[Simon-Bloom]

drb- Better explained so thanks. Good at the answers yet not always so good at explaining the workings out of the clue. Now yellow11 has the answer along with a very good explanation. Good night & good luck to all with all you puzzles :-) Simon