Friday Cryptic Crossword Game

[ad hoc]

Warrior from the US, Maria Batty (7)

[Duncan Gardner]

Seventh Samurai about to arrive in Western Europe (7)

[irony towers]

Writhing Dahlin leaves Stephen Ireland in trouble (10)

Contextual note: Quite plainly this references the celebrated late-90s pre-season clash of Cobh Ramblers U13s vs Blackburn Rovers.

[ad hoc]

In German, "dine out" is serpentine (10)

[Duncan Gardner]

Might meandering Severn opt to flow ceaselessly? (5,4)

[Duncan Gardner]

. . V . . / . T . .

[seand]

Never stop believing in George Michael (5)

[Duncan Gardner]

Justified faith re Tim supremo (5,5)

[ad hoc]

Where Fatih Terim is at a party (thanks to a shaft) (11)

[Duncan Gardner]

Complex bureaucracy of Galatasaray (9)

[Duncan Gardner]

. . Z . . . . N .

[ad hoc]

Heir to Byzantine icons (5)

[seand]

Entitled scion descended from TAFKAP and the backward queen of the west. No sweat. (6,6)

[Duncan Gardner]

(Sean beat me to it)

[ad hoc]

What the appalling and non-PC Prince Andrew eats off at Pizza Express, Woking (10)

[Duncan Gardner]

Dinnerware staple perhaps (6)

[Capybara]

Broken plates: embarrassed and pissed (9)

[ad hoc]

Consuming schnapps, TUC co-educational team become plastered (8)

[Capybara]

Stubbs stuccoed untidily with Mike is not what we are used to (12)

[Duncan Gardner]

Unaccustomed as I am to gin, Paske...(6,8)

[Duncan Gardner]

. . B . . . / . . . . K . . .

[ad hoc]

Terrible public speaking, without the gift of the gab, using expressions such as "Do you come here often?" (4-2,5)

(Duncan Gardner I know I have a tendency to play fast and loose with anagram signifiers sometimes, but "public"? How?)

[Duncan Gardner]

1 Public in the sense of 'broadcast' I suppose...

2 ... following the 'convoluted clue simple solution' model

3 But a fair point, mea culpa

Best wishes to all thread users and beyond

[seand]

Pick-up lines are his territory- showing his age, blazes! (9)

[Duncan Gardner]

'Sleazebag' has taken part? Shocked and horrified! (6)