Friday Cryptic Crossword Game

[Guy Profumo]

Republican ignored opprobrium is reproach without rep

Chiz

[irony towers]

So we're told, completely cover pepper (halved) with skin of sausagemeat; the result is divine (4,6)

[irony towers]

_ _ L _ / _ _ _ R _ _

[irony towers]

_ _ L _ / _ P _ R _ _

[irony towers]

_ O L _ / _ P _ R _ _

[Guy Profumo]

Solution was straightforward enough, but sheesh, the response


Will Holy Spirit demonstrate sanctimonious behaviour?

(4,9,8)

(or 4-9,8, possibly)

[seand]

Father, Son and Holy Spirit drive opinion at Villa Park (7,4,5)
curses

[Duncan Gardner]

I passed both the Trinity Road Stand and Ad Hoc's namesake suburb earlier as it goes. Birmingham city centre is rather less busy than I was expecting tbh

[Guy Profumo]

Witton? Alum Rock? Nechells?

[Duncan Gardner]

All looking well in the sunshine, if quiet. As was Hockley

[Guy Profumo]

_ _ _ _ / _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _:_ _ I _ _ _ _

[Guy Profumo]

_ E_ _ / _ I _ _ _ E _ _ _ / _:_ _ I _ _ _ E

[Guy Profumo]

_ E_ _ / _ I _ _ _E _ U _ / _ _ _ I _ U _ E

[Duncan Gardner]

Does our obviously self righteous attitude lead to spin variation? (6)

[Guy Profumo]

<moderate applause ripples around boundary and in pavilion>

[Guy Profumo]

Ah bugger.

I was halfway through this reply before noticed it was effectively circular clue back to the previous one.

[ad hoc]

Flipper, doosra (Bedi's) contained in separate texts with additional information (8)

[irony towers]

One French article leads to another one, flanked by sidebars - in translation, they draw objections (12)

[irony towers]

_ N _ _ _ _ _ _ B _ _ _

[Guy Profumo]

Scouts at party are undesirables (8)

[ad hoc]

One French article leads to another one, flanked by sidebars - in translation, they draw objections (12)

Isn't the answer more like "flanked sidebar in translation" rather than "flanked by sidebars in translation"? Or have I missed one of your sleights of wordplay?

[Guy Profumo]

_ U _ _ _ _ _ _

[irony towers]

Arranged a mercy, housing outcasts without limits - a regular feature at Christmastime (6,5)

[irony towers]

One French article leads to another one, flanked by sidebars - in translation, they draw objections (12)

Because the solution to incorporate was 'sidebars', I had 'un' and 'le' as the French articles:

sidebars* -> DESIRABS

UN + DESIRAB<LE>S

[ad hoc]

Because the solution to incorporate was 'sidebars', I had 'un' and 'le' as the French articles:

sidebars* -> DESIRABS

UN + DESIRAB<LE>S

Ah, Ok thanks. I could only see Un and Les, flanking (not flanked by) an anagram of sidebar.