Friday Cryptic Crossword Game

[ad hoc]

Friday Cryptic Crossword Game

I didn't know that either, but figured it must be right

[Wyatt Earp]

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At home, consistent growth in wine consumed, which is enigmatic (11)

[Hofzinser]

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Duncan already took "enigmatic" at 09:32.

[Wyatt Earp]

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So he did; thanks.

This thread has got confusing lately.

[Hofzinser]

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Yeah.

[Duncan Gardner]

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Hofzinser wrote:

In the "strange magic" clue, how does "cover" = "c"? Or have I missed something?

It's C/OVER-. The first letter part of the anagram earlier in the clue, the rest part of the solution.

[Hofzinser]

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I still don't understand what the "over" is doing.

Anyway:

Sporting body gathers around stormy Ticino, next to lake (untrue) (9)

[Wyatt Earp]

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Fictional cheese? (4,2)

[Duncan Gardner]

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Made up drink (4)

Hof: it's over-produced etc.

[Hofzinser]

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Aha! I see.

[Rogin the Armchair fan]

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Given mead for a month, the newlyweds enjoyed their holiday (9)

[Duncan Gardner]

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Honeymoon lost funny money to Westminster hack (4)

[Rogin the Armchair fan]

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Hell's Turkey lost South East, then in a roundabout way lost transport to Hoon

[Wyatt Earp]

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Letter count?

[Wyatt Earp]

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I don't get "mead", by the way.

[nefertiti]

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Geoff Hoon and the rest, stir up a bowel run

(3 6)

[nefertiti]

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Shame - I was pleased with "a bowel run"

[Rogin the Armchair fan]

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Hell's Turkey lost South East, then in a roundabout way lost transport to Hoon (4,5)

Sorry, forgot the letter count on mine, thanks Wyatt

[Rogin the Armchair fan]

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Should be able to very neatly combine my answer and nefertiti's into a single clue to go on with.

[Wyatt Earp]

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Ruth Kelly's eye caught by company of Australians (4)

[Wyatt Earp]

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P _ _ _

[Wyatt Earp]

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P _ T _

[Andy C]

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A bit of a kerfuffle - a pity the venue's dilapidated (7)

[Duncan Gardner]

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Be R.E.M.'s fleapit runner at Punk Rock Dee's gaff? (7,6)

For newer readers: sometime OTF stalwart PRD plays bass and glockenspiel and manages sound engineering at Ireland's foremost retro-glam venue.

[ad hoc]

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Sinn Fein apes kicked out of dilapidated Belfast Empire by UUP boss (7)