Friday Cryptic Crossword Game

[Wyatt Earp]

Friday Cryptic Crossword Game

He'd never base a clue on some obscure Northern Ireland thing, surely?

[Duncan Gardner]

Friday Cryptic Crossword Game

ad hoc wrote:

Why is it rival, by the way?

It isn't.

Diable Rouge wrote:

it is the only word that fits the clue as you say

It isn't. Use yer imagination.

Per quč a la terra wrote:

He'd never base a clue on some obscure Northern Ireland thing, surely?

You startin', Prof?

[ad hoc]

Friday Cryptic Crossword Game

A-ha!

[ad hoc]

Friday Cryptic Crossword Game

DG - a rover (8)

[Duncan Gardner]

Friday Cryptic Crossword Game

Would the panel agree that last clue was fairly red herring rather than red hand?

[Wyatt Earp]

Friday Cryptic Crossword Game

I'd considered "rover", but I'm still being dim about the clue, I think.

[Duncan Gardner]

Friday Cryptic Crossword Game

Third (fo)R(ce) OVER/come dogged foe

poetic licence, innit

[Wyatt Earp]

Friday Cryptic Crossword Game

It's the bit you've not explained that's the bit I don't get, I think. Or at least, the only bit I get is "dog".

[Duncan Gardner]

Friday Cryptic Crossword Game

Per quč a la terra wrote:

Or at least, the only bit I get is "dog"

The other bit's the red hand herring.

[Wyatt Earp]

Friday Cryptic Crossword Game

I've got an idea about this one, but I could really easily be wrong.

[ad hoc]

Friday Cryptic Crossword Game

Does this confirm or otherwise?

_ _ D _ _ _ U _

[Wyatt Earp]

Friday Cryptic Crossword Game

Otherwise. Back to the drawing board.

[irony towers]

Friday Cryptic Crossword Game

Gadabout - biggish bloke; he bounded along noisily (9)

[irony towers]

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_ _ L _ _ _ _ _ _

[irony towers]

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_ _ L _ _ _ H _ _

[ad hoc]

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PM fell, galumphed heavily, cracked up (7)

[Wyatt Earp]

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Laughed as Charles reigned (8)

[Nefertiti2]

Friday Cryptic Crossword Game

Dang

[Wyatt Earp]

Friday Cryptic Crossword Game

It belatedly occurs to me that this could be "cavalier". It isn't.

[Wyatt Earp]

Friday Cryptic Crossword Game

_ _ _ _ K _ _ _

[Nefertiti2]

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I've got it, I'm just trying to find a clue.

[Duncan Gardner]

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Where brothers chuckled "Rubbish! Girl's terrible actress" (9)

[Wyatt Earp]

Friday Cryptic Crossword Game

Extraterrestrial crashing in Rotherham, where we all live (6,5)

[Duncan Gardner]

Friday Cryptic Crossword Game

1 Fight with thousands singing Never turn your back on Mother Earth (6)

And for your bonus,

2 I'm leaving- it's personal (4,4,4,3,6,3,4,2,2)

3 McCau...? (4-6)

4 Nora f*cked Mel too! (3,4)

5 Late chart-topper (6,3,4,2,6)

Solutions are linked

[Sean of the Shed]

Friday Cryptic Crossword Game

Crisis sparks warning for sailors (9,6)