Friday Cryptic Crossword Game

[ad hoc]

I know the answers to bonus questions 2 and 5, but have no idea what the connection between them is, and what this could possibly mean for the main clue.

[Duncan Gardner]

@Sean- dont forget my uncle(also Jimmy)

@AH- first 4 solutions are directly linked 5 indirectly

Try WSC contemporary Absolute Game for clue

[Duncan Gardner]

1 __ __ __ R __ __ __

2 __ __ __ __ R __ __

3 __ __ __ __ __ __ R __ __ __

4 __ __ R __ __ __ __

Not the best night for Blair's pal's European ambitions

[ad hoc]

"Charade" - pop hit got closer (10)

[Duncan Gardner]

Somehow Bill approached Russian border minority (4)

[ad hoc]

Little bear in old city with Lapp...or not? (4,5)

[Duncan Gardner]

The clue type bonus solutions:

2 ANAGRAM (hidden)

3 SPOON/ERISM (anag)

4 ACRONYM(b) (anagram)

5 ALASTAIR CAMPBELL

CHARADE and ABSOLUTE GAME are a song and album by Spoony's fellow fae Fifers the Skids

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Ursa Minor's brilliance radiated in Anglican leaders from Assisi (6)

[ad hoc]

Musical instruments play unusual notes in addition to Umbria (11)

[Duncan Gardner]

Tambourines unusually super- icons! (10)

[Duncan Gardner]

P . . . U . . . . N

[ad hoc]

Endless stupidity in front of ring-type percussion (9)

[ad hoc]

_ D _ _ _ _ _ _ _

[Guy Profumo]

Wow!

You get to learn a new word every day here, don't you!

[ad hoc]

_ D _ _ P _ _ _ _

[Guy Profumo]

In the interests of advancement then -

Near heavenly idiophone? [7]

[Guy Profumo]

It's not the sort of clue you get "Everyday"…

[Guy Profumo]

_ _ _ _ _ _ A

[Guy Profumo]

_ _ L _ _ _ A

[Guy Profumo]

_ _ L _ S _ A

[ad hoc]

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[ad hoc]

Don Celesta bullied a teenager (10)

[Guy Profumo]

Adolescent old lady grabs flower? [8]

[Kevin S]

Hides and conceals juvenile at her stable (8)

[Duncan Gardner]

Leathers to next part of North Warwickshire (10)

Ps isnt La Vecchia 'Whore' for oppo fans at least?

[Nefertiti2]

Atherstone relocated to Sienna and Umber

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