16 May - Solution for the last clue and the next cryptic crossword clue

Quite a few cut off by a lake (7)

Solution – several

Cut off = sever

A = a

Lake = l

Put that together and you get several, meaning quite a few

Today’s cryptic crossword clue – solution tomorrow

Hacienda owner sprinted and caught the woman (7)

Hint – one of those charades clues again