I CRYPTIC

[stoatie2011]

9d Criticise deal in, say, West Vriginia (9,5) P-----D--/-----.
6d Apercu that's been written down may be so reliable (6-8) C-----/-O------.

Many thanks, Danny

[slaney]

9a Panhandle State

[HowardKennitby]

copper-bottomed ?

[slaney]

6d. Possibly - Copper-bottomed?

[slaney]

I suppose the word aperCU could be said to be Copper (Cu) bottomed.

[Exmothian]

6d Copper Bottomed for certain derived from the cladding under wooden ships used by the early navy to,protect against impact with various objects ... Usually rocks !

[Zhukov]

Panhandle State