Hints and extra clues to solving the Codewords puzzle in The Age / Fairfax.
This is not a full codewords solution. It just gives you one word to help get you started.
Without that you may be completely stuck. After the first word, there is still a lot to do. Enjoy.

Date	Number	clue
2021\05\08	1545	aligned (g)
2021\05\01	1544	nirvana (n)
2021\04\24	1543	injustice (n)
2021\04\17	1542	graceful (c)
2021\04\10	1541	northward (w)
2021\04\03	1540	declasse(d)
2021\03\27	1539	scrapyard (c)
2021\03\20	1538	reign (g)
2021\03\13	1537	omnibus (b)
2021\03\06	1536	trawler (w)
2021\02\27	1535	insomnia (m)
2021\02\20	1534	observe (b)
2021\02\13	1533	procedure (u)
2021\02\06	1532	utensil (s)
2021\01\30	1531	dreamer (d)
2021\01\23	1530	prologue (p)
2021\01\16	1529	cardiac (r)
2021\01\09	1528	downfall (d)
2021\01\02	1527	rehearsal (h)
2020\12\26	1526	piquancy (c)
2020\12\19	1525	cantaloupe (p)
2020\12\12	1524	bistro (b)
2020\12\05	1523	lonesome (m)
2020\11\28	1522	jaguar (g)
2020\11\21	1521	aweigh (h)
2020\11\14	1520	bathtub (b)
2020\11\07	1519	elate (l)
2020\10\31	1518	example (m)
2020\10\24	1517	falcon (f)
2020\10\17	1516	podium (p)
2020\10\10	1515	guttural (l)
2020\10\03	1514	tableware (b)
2020\09\26	1513	noticeable (c)
2020\09\19	1512	obedient (i)
2020\09\12	1511	dreamer (m)
2020\09\05	1510	abhorrent (h)
2020\08\29	1509	airstream (m)
2020\08\22	1508	rhetoric (h)
2020\08\15	1507	upgrade (g)
2020\08\08	1506	labyrinth (b)
2020\08\01	1505	descant (c)
2020\07\25	1504	solvent (n)
2020\07\18	1503	keynote (o)
2020\07\11	1502	ubergeek (g)
2020\07\04	1501	vehicle (h)
2020\06\27	1500	itinerate (i)
2020\06\27	1500	itinerate (i)
2020\06\20	1499	ultimatum (m)
2020\06\13	1498	arabic (b)
2020\06\06	1497	snobbish (h)
2020\05\30	1496	runabout (b)
2020\05\23	1495	uppermost (p)
2020\05\16	1494	chicken (h)
2020\05\09	1493	steerage (g)
2020\05\02	1492	acronym (m)
2020\04\25	1491	outreach (c)
2020\04\18	1490	uptight (h)
2020\04\11	1489	amplitude (p)
2020\04\04	1488	wishbone (w)
2020\03\28	1487	tablet (l)
2020\03\21	1486	gemstone (m)
2020\03\14	1485	cleanable (c)
2020\03\07	1484	disavow (s)
2020\02\29	1483	exoskeleton (s)
2020\02\22	1482	zombify (b)
2020\02\15	1481	ember (m)
2020\02\08	1480	thyme (h)
2020\02\01	1479	vehemence (m)
2020\01\25	1478	ocarina (c)
2020\01\18	1477	unicorn (u)
2020\01\11	1476	rhubarb (h)
2020\01\04	1475	sympathy (p)
2019\12\28	1474	augment (m)
2019\12\21	1473	abalone (b)
2019\12\14	1472	scancdal (c)
2019\12\07	1471	plebian (p)
2019\11\30	1470	romantic (m)
2019\11\23	1469	ambrosia (m)
2019\11\16	1468	cargo (g)
2019\11\09	1467	yardstick (c)
2019\11\02	1466	plebian (p)
2019\10\26	1465	unkempt (p)
2019\10\19	1464	hacienda (h)
2019\10\12	1463	abnormal (b)
2019\10\05	1462	bracelet (c)
2019\09\28	1461	hoedown (d)
2019\09\21	1460	deficient (c)
2019\09\14	1459	maori (m)
2019\09\08	1458	indecent (d)
2019\08\31	1457	objectify (c)
2019\08\24	1456	inflect (f)
2019\08\17	1455	footstep (p)
2019\08\10	1454	ignorance (g)
2019\08\03	1453	aspidistra (d)
2019\07\27	1452	informal (m)
2019\07\20	1451	sixtieth (h)
2019\07\13	1450	lather (l)
2019\07\06	1449	oxymoron (m)
2019\06\29	1448	prolific (p)
2019\06\22	1447	abjectly (b)
2019\06\15	1446	admit (d)
2019\06\08	1445	cashew (h)
2019\06\01	1444	backward (w)
2019\05\25	1443	graphite (p)
2019\05\18	1442	industry (t)
2019\05\11	1441	plunder (d)
2019\05\04	1440	oblong (b)
2019\04\27	1439	taffeta (f)
2019\04\20	1438	prattler (p)
2019\04\13	1437	facile (c)
2019\04\06	1436	cognac (g)
2019\03\30	1435	appellant (l)
2019\03\23	1434	footpath (p)
2019\03\16	1433	unheeded (h)
2019\03\09	1432	dandelion (d)
2019\03\02	1431	optimum (m)
2019\02\23	1430	phoenix (h)
2019\02\17	1429	sweetheart (t)
2019\02\10	1428	longhand (g)
2019\02\02	1427	baptism (b)
2019\01\26	1426	hostile (h)
2019\01\19	1425	adoptions
2019\01\12	1424	uppercase
2019\01\05	1423	vertigo
2018\12\29	1422	hinduism
2018\12\22	1421	exhibit
2018\12\15	1420	outreach
2018\12\15	1420	outreach
2018\12\08	1419	paintbox
2018\12\01	1418	houdini
2018\11\24	1417	roulade
2018\11\17	1416	hype
2018\11\10	1415	baraccuda
2018\11\03	1414	unethical
2018\10\27	1413	iridescent
2018\10\20	1412	haughty
2018\10\13	1411	audio
2018\10\06	1410	extract
2018\09\29	1409	eyebrow
2018\09\22	1408	taffeta
2018\09\15	1407	lifeboat
2018\09\08	1406	taxpayer
2018\09\01	1405	pernicious
2018\08\25	1404	nominee
2018\08\18	1403	stonehenge
2018\08\11	1402	adjunct
2018\08\04	1401	workflow
2018\07\28	1400	whomever
2018\07\21	1399	eccentric
2018\07\14	1398	cheap
2018\07\07	1397	pockmark
2018\06\30	1396	hornpipe
2018\06\23	1395	cabaret
2018\06\16	1394	abject
2018\06\09	1393	lockdown
2018\06\02	1392	enlightenment
2018\05\26	1391	pizzcato
2018\05\19	1390	feijoa
2018\05\12	1389	yottabyte
2018\05\05	1388	icebreaker
2018\04\28	1387	labrador
2018\04\21	1386	stratum
2018\04\14	1385	libretto
2018\04\07	1384	sunscreen
2018\03\31	1383	hydraulic
2018\03\24	1382	pseudo
2018\03\17	1381	midsummer
2018\03\10	1380	giveaway
2018\03\03	1379	implicit
2018\02\24	1378	goatskin
2018\02\17	1377	momentum
2018\02\10	1376	racetrack
2018\02\03	1375	wingspan
2018\01\27	1374	blokish
2018\01\20	1373	moonwalk
2018\01\13	1372	sandalwood
2018\01\06	1371	hairband
2017\12\30	1370	fieldwork
2017\12\23	1369	sabbatical
2017\12\16	1368	hatchet
2017\12\09	1367	proposal
2017\12\02	1366	fenugreek
2017\11\25	1365	ascend
2017\11\18	1364	sustain
2017\11\11	1363	homespun
2017\11\04	1362	keyboard
2017\10\28	1361	ashram
2017\10\21	1360	itself
2017\10\14	1359	wordplay
2017\10\07	1358	overwhelm
2017\09\30	1357	mincemeat
2017\09\23	1356	kohlrabi
2017\09\16	1355	limelight
2017\09\09	1354	euphoria
2017\09\22	1353	nailbrush
2017\08\26	1352	trotskyite
2017\08\19	1351	tattooist
2017\08\12	1350	america
2017\08\05	1349	dementia
2017\07\29	1348	okra, kilo
2017\07\22	1347	windsurf
2017\07\15	1346	songbook
2017\07\08	1345	epileptic
2017\07\01	1344	toxicology
2017\06\24	1343	playback
2017\06\17	1342	dandruff
2017\06\10	1341	unrepentant
2017\06\03	1340	taiwanese
2017\05\27	1339	eyeshadow
2017\05\20	1338	rootbound
2017\05\13	1337	ideologue
2017\05\07	1336	cartographer
2017\04\29	1335	imagine
2017\04\22	1334	tableware
2017\04\15	1333	wordplay
2017\04\08	1332	krakatoa
2017\04\01	1331	alkaloid
2017\03\25	1330	jitterbug
2017\03\18	1329	peacenik
2017\03\11	1328	cyberpunk
2017\03\04	1327	behaviour
2017\02\25	1326
2017\02\18	1325	tautology
2017\02\11	1324	secretive
2017\02\04	1323	ritenuto
2017\01\28	1322	unthought
2017\01\21	1321	stormwater
2017\01\14	1320	cerebellum
2017\01\07	1319	goldfield
2016\12\31	1318	nonviolence
2016\12\25	1317	vacancy
2016\12\17	1316	synonym
2016\12\10	1315	otherwise
2016\12\03	1314	affront
2016\11\26	1313	innuendo
2016\11\19	1312	aardvark
2016\11\12	1311	system
2016\11\05	1310	interface
2016\10\29	1309	bikini
2016\10\22	1308	sugarplum
2016\10\15	1307	windfall
2016\10\08	1306	acolyte
2016\10\01	1305	trapeze
2016\09\24	1304	landscape
2016\09\17	1303	eureka
2016\09\10	1302	windmill
2016\09\03	1301	goldmine
2016\08\27	1300	unprotected
2016\08\20	1299	wirework
2016\08\13	1298	apocalypse
2016\08\06	1297	bathtub
2016\07\30	1296	implicate
2016\07\16	1295	barracuda
2016\07\16	1294	abracadabra
2016\07\09	1293	officiate
2016\07\02	1292	asymmetric
2016\06\19	1290	bamboozle
2016\05\06	1288	jitterbug
2016\05\28	1286	shantytown
2016\05\21	1285	labyrinth
2016\02\20	1272	mastermind
2016\02\20	1267	extinguish
2016\01\02	1266	impotence
2015\12\31	1265	cephalopod
2015\12\12	1263	uppercase
2015\12\05	1262	earthwork
2015\11\14	1259	forklift
2015\11\07	1258	irregular
2015\10\25	1256	inniovate
2015\09\27	1252	eighteen
2015\09\19	1251	leaderless
2015\09\12	1250	microfibre
2015\09\05	1249	assiatance
2015\08\22	1247	odiously
2015\08\16	1246	maharajah

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