Friday Cryptic Crossword Game

[Del Usory]

Scottish runner was unbeatable at West Ham United (5,4)

[Del Usory]

Apologies

Given the extra-ordinary length of time the last one took, I thought this was a bit of a "gimme"


_ _ _ _ E / _ E _ _

[irony towers]

Discipline or fine Clyde Best for supporting Greenwood, we hear? (11)

[Duncan Gardner]

Eco-friendly flood relief awareness starts in South London culvert (5)

Applause for IT

[Nefertiti2]

Made Indiana not far from Effra Road

(6)

[ad hoc]

White fedora for example, don't you agree? (4)

[Del Usory]

Ah! Fat maid performing "What Do You Want?"? (4,5)

[Duncan Gardner]

Adam Faith due big reappraisal (6)

[ad hoc]

Area kept aside for budgie (8)

[Del Usory]

Anyone else suffering an earworm?

(And that other one he did)

[Kevin S]

Parakeet crunches these loudly and surrenders (5)

(P.S. can I be the one to ask for an explanation on IT's last clue there please?)

[Nefertiti2]

Discipline or fine Clyde Best for supporting Greenwood, we hear? (11)

anagram [indicated by discipline ]of “or fine Clyde “- Best for supporting Greenwood = definition

[irony towers]

Can't blame you for asking, Kev; I was fighting with the definition part once I'd committed to beginning it with 'Best.'

Discipline or fine Clyde Best for supporting Greenwood, we hear? (11)

'Discipline' = anagram indicator

OR FINE CLYDE*

eco-friendly (sort of) = 'best for supporting green wood' ('we hear' suggests the split)

EDIT: Sorry for the cross-post, Nef.

[Kevin S]

Ah, thanks. I was at the wrong end of the stick then, trying to find a word meaning 'discipline or fine' using homophones of people called Greenwood (such as Alex, Colin and Will).

[irony towers]

Released defender cedes right to reply (4,4)

[ad hoc]

Ah, thanks. I was at the wrong end of the stick then, trying to find a word meaning 'discipline or fine' using homophones of people called Greenwood (such as Alex, Colin and Will).

This is one of those moments when your age hits you like a ton of bricks. I did exactly the same as Kev, except I was looking for a homophone of Ron, and indeed I've never heard of any of Kev's Greenwoods

[Kevin S]

Alex = Man Utd women and England footballer
Colin = Radiohead bassist
Will = Former England rugby union world cup winning player

[ad hoc]

Thanks

[Kevin S]

No problem! Colin's brother Johnny is the guitarist but I couldn't see that as a feasible mine for homophones.

[irony towers]

Satisfaction for the setter when the solution is hidden in plain sight!

[irony towers]

...and we're on this:

Released defender cedes right to reply (4,4)

_ _ _ D / _ _ _ _

[irony towers]

_ _ _ D / _ _ C _

[Duncan Gardner]

Feedback? A better team, a Final for Lennon instantly (5)

[Del Usory]

Do Karma, we hear. (4)

[Kevin S]

Chance it at fête to escape mob and the French (7)