Puzzler puzzle clues 2024 Aug 17

• Ailing (3) Crossword Clue
• Bedlam (6) Crossword Clue
• Breathe roughly (6) Crossword Clue
• Classic horse race (4) Crossword Clue
• Decide not to, opt out (4,2,1,4) Crossword Clue
• Den, hideaway (4) Crossword Clue
• Facial covering Crossword Clue
• Hips Don't ___, Shakira/Wyclef Jean hit (3) Crossword Clue
• Ideal partnership (5,6) Crossword Clue
• Instruct (7) Crossword Clue
• Key fact that is discomforting to hear (4,5) Crossword Clue
• Lacking in staff (5-6) Crossword Clue
• Large town (4) Crossword Clue
• Loading part of a gun (6) Crossword Clue
• Melodious (7) Crossword Clue
• Old artefact (5) Crossword Clue
• Partisan (8) Crossword Clue
• Religious rite (9) Crossword Clue
• Scilly ___, group off Cornwall (5) Crossword Clue
• Startling, unexpected (8) Crossword Clue
• Stiff bandage for a broken limb (7,4) Crossword Clue
• Surround (8) Crossword Clue
• Using a stopwatch (6) Crossword Clue
• Victor (8) Crossword Clue