Friday Cryptic Crossword Game

[seand]

Assuming (y)ANK(s) for Americans discovered and mentally giving 'in M..IND'

I change bottoms to create the worst swimwear in mankind (7)
(works best as a Down clue)

[Capybara]

I assume I have the solution since the K went in, but buggered if I can work out the wordplay

Yeah, I think I have it but also struggling with the wordplay. If it helps, I think the 'Americans discovered' bit accounts for the 'ANK'.

[seand]

I assume I have the solution since the K went in, but buggered if I can work out the wordplay

[irony towers]

_ A _ K _ _ D

[irony towers]

_ _ _ K _ _ D

[irony towers]

_ _ _ K _ _ _

[irony towers]

Americans discovered to be, in a puzzling way, mentally advanced species (7)

[Reality Checkpoint]

Half of Yeomen add things up in their heads (8)

[Duncan Gardner]

Y . .M . N

[Duncan Gardner]

Farmers with funny money taking Ecstasy (6)

[Reality Checkpoint]

_ O N E _

[Reality Checkpoint]

Do the last two posts come with green or orange squares, RC?

Doh! Sorry folks

_ O _ E _

[irony towers]

Do the last two posts come with green or orange squares, RC?

[Reality Checkpoint]

_ O _ N _

[Reality Checkpoint]

Clear majority about unit of currency (5)

_ _ _ E _

[Capybara]

Cheers. I was tentatively looking at JOY simply because of the 'J'. The rest I would never have got. Probably AZED standard, that one.

[Reality Checkpoint]

Ahh, I didn’t know rit = slow down I was reading it as tire without the ‘e’ (ecstasy) reversed

[irony towers]

Methamphetamine is abbreviated to MA

slowing down (musical direction) = RIT

[e]cstasy = JOY

MA + JO<RIT>Y with inversion of RIT 'taking' JOY

[Capybara]

That was what I thought it was but I'm no closer to seeing why.

[Reality Checkpoint]

I hope I’ve got it right this time! Isn’t ecstasy doing a double role there IT? I’m guessing that you’re using both meanings.

[Reality Checkpoint]

Clear majority about unit of currency (5)

[Capybara]

Well, I think I have the solution, but I have no idea why.

[irony towers]

_ A _ _ R _ _ Y

[irony towers]

Most people on methamphetamine slowing down taking Ecstasy? On the contrary (8)

_ _ _ _ R _ _ Y

[Reality Checkpoint]

That's not the answer on the card, RC.

damn