Cryptic Clues

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These have all been created by a variety of well-known constructors. There may be one or two that we might question, but they're still fun. Please explain all answers.

-1. Leader of battleships follows a route overseas (6)
-2. Surf is bound to be heard (4)
-3. Party demonstrator (6)
-4. Central America's educators boxed in? (5)
-5. Competitor in tournament ran third (7)
-6. Authorizations for fellow on June 2 and July 3, for example (8)
-7. Secure in addition to holding a job (8)
-8. Explorer, heading north on business, leaves from Havana? (7)
-9. Move back and forth on a cart (5)
-10. Scholar's shell is a battle souvenir (4)

1. abroad

leader of battleship = b
follows a = a + b
route = road

6. Authorizations for fellow on June 2 and July 3, for example (8)

authorizations = mandates (direct)
man (fellow) + dates (June 2 and July 3)

2. Surf is bound to be heard (4)

tide

Surf = tide
is bound = tied
to be heard = homophone ind

5. entrant (hidden word)

4. Central America's educators boxed in? (5)

cased - boxed in

AmeriCAS EDucators

You're all making these look too easy.

10. Scholar's shell is a battle souvenir (4)

SCholAR "shell" = battle souvenir

8. Tobacco (explorer = Cabot upwards / business = co = company / Havana produces tobacco leaves)

Bernie

9. back & forth = wag + on = wagon

All perfect!

7. anchored

an(chore)d

Good one, manxman!

3: stag ?
stag = operator = demonstrator?

Oh dear, I wondered why this one was sitting. It's a 6-letter answer. I'm so very sorry.

shower (double def.)

Nice! Guess could be: Clean party!(6)

Panda Sue deserves to be mummified in pasta for all that brain damage trying to find a four letter double definition answer to that clue!!

I agree, Lex! I know what it's like to spend a lot of time trying to solve a typo.

Good solve, Sherlock!

Denis, surprisingly, I don't think shower and clean are direct synonyms. They're related, but not directly interchangeable.

Yes Lex, with all those noodles she whips us with