Friday Cryptic Crossword Game

[irony towers]

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[irony towers]

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[irony towers]

Discussed waterway journey in Amsterdam; on return, it puts you at ease with Hampstead Heath (4,5)

[Etienne]

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[ad hoc]

That is a really excellent clue irony towers

Can one of you explain it to me? (I get the definition, but none of the wordplay)

Never mind, I finally workd it out

[Etienne]

Paul Adams, leaving French childhood behind, dreamt bewilderingly of nearby city. (9)

[Etienne]

That is a really excellent clue irony towers

[irony towers]

Test wristspinner ace faced by Dhoni, coming from Radcliffe Road End (4,5)

[ad hoc]

Dad, reinforced, 'alf constructed at Trent Bridge (9,4,3)

[Duncan Gardner]

Where Derek Randall took the game to Boult (5,6)

[Etienne]

Lend Arkle land, all mixed up. It's Arkle the cricketer! (5, 7)

[Duncan Gardner]

Meadowlark Lemon hides racehorse (5)

[Etienne]

Globetrotting meadow bird citrus fruit. (10, 5)

[Duncan Gardner]

Solver smears Woad in grassland (6)

[Etienne]

_ O _ D

[George C.]

Thanks.FWIW like 98%ofI the population I can't speak Gaelic

It's a lot less than 98%, DG.

[Etienne]

_ O _ _

[Etienne]

Erratic Ronaldo following win in blue. (4)

[Duncan Gardner]

Fair enough. In my defence I was following on from the previous clue which was giving Erse as a synonym for Irish (language). A clue posed by an Irish poster

Thanks.FWIW like 98%ofI the population I can't speak Gaelic

That one satisfied the obscure solution simple çlue combo

[ad hoc]

Brazilian footballer at Orlando Magic (7)

[Etienne]

Virginia Woolf novel is enchanting elite athletic team. (7, 5)

[Reality Checkpoint]

Loose change in tin? I take it out - nice! (10)

[irony towers]

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[irony towers]

Cornish abandon goldmine, lacking infrastructure for development (6)

[ad hoc]

Nurturers act if challenged in schools and hospitals, for example (14)