Friday Cryptic Crossword Game

[S. aureus]

American ruler's ambassador in a European capital seen up on a motorbike (7,6)

Note: this would be a down clue

_ M _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ R _ _ _

[S. aureus]

American ruler's ambassador in a European capital seen up on a motorbike (7,6)

Note: this would be a down clue

_ M _ _ _ _ _ / N _ R _ _ _

[Duncan Gardner]

Where Emperor Norton fictionalised as King of France with Nordic fruit (11,4)

[Guy Profumo]

Where did the emperor come from?

[S. aureus]

ambassador (rep) in a European capital (rome) seen up - backwards as it's a down clue

[irony towers]

Understand complicated opening of Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (6)

[Duncan Gardner]

A fathom or two down knit a warm jumper (4,5)

[Guy Profumo]

ambassador (rep) in a European capital (rome) seen up - backwards as it's a down clue

Thanks

[Duncan Gardner]

. A . . / . . A . .

[ad hoc]

Mark Twain wrote (in CSS) Emmanuelle (6,7)

[irony towers]

Samuel Clemens tainted; I'm so hurt (8)

[Guy Profumo]

Fort or like structure is place for humorist (8, 6)

[Guy Profumo]

_ _ _ _ _ _ O _ /_ _ _ _ O _

[Guy Profumo]

_ _ _ _ I _ O _ /_ _ I _ O _

[Duncan Gardner]

It's off to work we go

[Duncan Gardner]

Where Garrison Keilor began ol' woke novel (4,7)

[Guy Profumo]

Arseholes

He spells his name "Keillor"

[seand]

Strangely nominates Lake Wobegon location (9)

[ad hoc]

Out cold in Minnesota mock up (8)

(nice anagram by the way)

[Duncan Gardner]

"WSC is comatose"- curt dismissal from Russian institution (6,5,6)

[ad hoc]

Moscow State Circus left with a dream, ended up playing in London's Olympic Stadium (4,3)

[Duncan Gardner]

West Ham talents, y'understand: England's greatest ever? (7,8)

[ad hoc]

Yo! Tickets organised to see Stanley Matthews' team! (5,4)

[Guy Profumo]

Confused curator voiding former residency of Stoke City (8,5)

[Guy Profumo]

I thought these were three or four "gimmee" 's on the trot here?