Teeing Off by Nutmeg

Puzzle explanation

For six pairs of six-letter answers, the first halves are entered so as to coincide (downwards), then they diverge left and right, forming inverted T shapes.

Clue explanations

Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal

Answer Explanation
ABRIM BR in AIM
ACTED UP A + CUP around TED
AGAPE AGA + PE
AGIST GIS in TA <
ALBAN BANAL with the letters “cycled”
ANON (c)ANON
ARCANE RA < + CANE
BARAZA ARAB < + ZA
BARGEE GEE after BAR
BIOMASS IOM in BASS
BRUNEI homophone of BREW NIGH
BRUTES B + ROUTES − O
BULRUSH BRUSH around U(sefu)L
CAMEL 2 meanings
CAVALRY CALVARY with L moved down
COAL TAR (A LOT) * in CAR
EBBING ERRING with (B + B) for RR
FEAST (vaccin)E in FAST
GRANDER GR AND ER
LAID RAID with L for R
MOPPET PET around MOP
NATURAL NUMBERS NATURAL + NUMBERS
OPERATES REP < in OATES
POMADE PO + MADE
POMELO ME in POLO
ROSILY (p)ROSILY
ROSTRA (TRAITORS − IT) *
SAWDUST (STUD(y) + WAS) *
SCALAR (A + L) in SCAR
SCAMPI CAMP in IS <
SENSIBLY S + BYLINES *
SIREN SIRE + (slai)N
SLING SAILING − A1
STILT (S + TIT) around L
SWAN SWAN(k)
TABASCO TESCO with (AB + A) for E
TARMAC RAT < + MAC
TAROTS TARTS around O
TIE BEAM BEAM after TIE
TIMBRE MB in TIRE
TIPPLE PP in TILE
TWINGE (lef)T-WINGE(rs)
UPSTART PUT * around STAR
URANIUM (comm)U(nism) symbol written as full element name
VANILLA AN in VILLA
VENT V(ehicl)E N(o)T
WARTS T(hose) in WARS
YELP (PLY around E) <
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