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20 answers for: Understanding the purpose of a compass (10)
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FORBEARINGUnderstanding the purpose of a compass (10)
SKIPSCHOOLEmulate Ferris Bueller ... or a hint to understanding the answers to the starred clues
TRASHPANDAHumorous nickname for a raccoon ... or when parsed differently, a hint to understanding the starred clues' answers
SCRATCHINGPurpose of a pet post
QUESTIONNAIRESet of written questions devised for the purpose of a survey (13)
POINTThe purpose of a full stop
USEThe purpose of a mousetrap (3)
ERRANDThe purpose of a journey (6)
LOUSESee the purpose of a parasite
OCTANTOne-eighth of the circumference of a circle; or, a section of a compass rose (6)
ASPECTView in a certain direction; or, position of a garden in relation to the points of a compass (6)
SWA direction in the lower left of a compass
NEDDLEA bodkin-like implement with an eye; or, a magnetised part of a compass that always points north (6)
MAGNETIC____ north, the direction in which the top end of a compass needle will point (8)
WESTDirection that's on the left side of a compass
AZIMUTHWhat is the horizontal direction of a compass bearing? (7)
EASTPoint on the right of a compass
BEARINGThe manner of a compass direction (7)
NEEDLEComponent of a compass
NEEDLESMost redundant parts of a compass (7)