Daily Mail 14775

[soliloquy]

10 across Serious student left overcoat in A & E A?S?E?E Is it AUSTERE - but why? 17 across African ruminants avoid colonist and run away E?O?E Is it ELOPS but again, why?

[decmangan]

Ulster without l

[decmangan]

Elope

[sandyRoe]

overcoat...Ulster minus the L in A+E

[aelmpvw]

ulster is an overcoat, minus l for learner a(uster)e

[decmangan]

Ant elope

[soliloquy]

My thanks to all of you. Finished now.

[decmangan]

Pleasure!

[SpongeCardy]

An overcoat is an Ulster and a student is a learner which is shortened to l. Remove the l from Ulster and then put uster in A & E thus getting Austere. An African ruminant is an antelope and a colonist is an ant. Take ant from antelope and you are left with the answer elope which means to run away.
Sonia