Special Instructions: Back to basics. A challenging but fair solve, I hope, for the first Monday of the year! As always I appreciate constructive feedback, thank you to PostMark, Fez, Coot, Gennaro and johninterred for your helpful critiques so far - and to Longyfan for your 'cryptic crimes' crossword
Across
Worker is coating one in oil, about to get stuck in but reluctant to rub shoulders? (10)
Serves ones in suits? (4)
Reason I cycle solo through empty paths into the unknown (10)
Swinging both ways is part of human nature, woman! (4)
Spurious case of killer dismissed, one's tailing idiot couple (12)
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