Friday Cryptic Crossword Game

[ad hoc]

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[irony towers]

Book trendy place known for hipsterism (8)

[irony towers]

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[Del Usory]

Is local Hoxton knowledge required?

[irony towers]

No, though you're in the right country.

[Del Usory]

So

London-sur-Mer then

[Nefertiti2]

Only candies all over Brighton Beach

(5, 6)

[ad hoc]

Potato dish cooked in Coney Island (but not D.C.) (9)

[Nefertiti2]

Slice of Gerbil Lyonnaise? That's hard!

(5-1)

[ad hoc]

May contain eggs -smash like billy-o! (9)

[ad hoc]

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[Duncan Gardner]

US 'mile-high' cooked breakfast (6)

[Kevin S]

Aroused by muesli and toast, scrambled without egg! (10)

[ad hoc]

Britney Spears stimulates Scottish Calvinists (13)

[Duncan Gardner]

Some result on Ian Paisley's Free Presbyterians' manor (7)

[Del Usory]

Britney Spears stimulates Scottish Calvinists (13)

I've liked that clue ever since I saw its twin in a themed Guardian prize puzzle all those years ago, when Britney Spears was the solution and presbyterians in the clue.

Many of the other answers were titles of the aforementioned chanteuse's songs.

[Nefertiti2]

Ultonia coma becoming Independent

(11)

[ad hoc]

Partly at least, Ron, autonomical as he was, managed to get very high (9)

[Nefertiti2]

Astronaut initially involved in airy arguing.

(4, 7)

[ad hoc]

At first, Yuri Gagarin really exceeded numerous expectations, returning with vigour (6)

[Duncan Gardner]

Renewable Energy trap (5,5)

[ad hoc]

Haven't you done this clue on at least one occasion before?

[ad hoc]

Leading light of Green Party alliance - "Scour mongrel!" (8,5)

[Duncan Gardner]

Haven't you done this clue on at least one occasion before?

Yes. I like it

Overwrought Caroline Lucas to play Betty Windsor? (5,5)

(Allegedly)

[Duncan Gardner]

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