Friday Cryptic Crossword Game

[ad hoc]

D _ A _ S / DOWN

I've obviously made this one way too hard. Apologies

[seand]

He draws down under in disgrace (4,6)

Correct me if I'm hopelessly wrong but I'm going with DRAWS DOWN as in reducing a military presence (consumes?), from an anagram of SWARD (recycling green) and Duncan's party = DO, adds two directions = W N

[ad hoc]

Draws down is correct. Draws down (eg an account) =consumes. Draws is Sward reversed (recycled)

[Guy Profumo]

He draws down under in disgrace (4,6)

Correct me if I'm hopelessly wrong but I'm going with DRAWS DOWN as in reducing a military presence (consumes?), from an anagram of SWARD (recycling green) and Duncan's party = DO, adds two directions = W N

(3,3,4,4,2,2,3) ?

[Guy Profumo]

(3,3,4,4,2,2,3) ?

(nb. Not a reply to the thread, merely an observation)

[Duncan Gardner]

Initially Rolf Harris used blue and red-brown with hints of green (7)

ps Ad Hoc's clue a problem because the anagram was indirect (ie not included in the actual clue). However as he didn't include any Half Man Half Biscuit album tracks, half-horse Ulster country hamlets or other ultra-obscure trivia I think we can allow it

[Guy Profumo]

Points to Ray's sled broken up and stripped down in the Rhubarb Triangle [4,7]

[ad hoc]

If it was an anagram I'd agree but it was actually simply a word written backwards. However it was clearly much less easy than it should have been.

[Guy Profumo]

It does not matter.

It is in the past.

[Duncan Gardner]

That's what they said about occasional thread mention Gareth McAuley (back in the squad aged 38 3/4)

[Duncan Gardner]

PS anyone else dissing Dire Straits can away and shite

[ad hoc]

Desolate East Ardsley? Without a...? No, these are in another part of Yorkshire (10)

[Guy Profumo]

_ _ S _ / _ _ _ S _ _ _

[Guy Profumo]

Ha!

[ad hoc]

Timing.

[Guy Profumo]

(And it should have been "point to".

So no correspondence please)

[Guy Profumo]

PS anyone else dissing Dire Straits can away and shite

The one with Thunderbird 4 in the bath was a bit poor though.

[Duncan Gardner]

Is it an anagram of Leeds stray?

[Guy Profumo]

Is it an anagram of Leeds stray?

Did you have to crane your neck to see that one?

[seand]

A little bit of Cambridgeshire in the steel yards (3)

[Kevin S]

Eat-in grouse where you feed the ducks at Ely (5,4)

[Duncan Gardner]

In Ely's and Erewash's Spartan Shakespearian (8)

Shag Henry where Great Ouse flows (7)

[Kevin S]

A Bedford van could make you dizzee? (6)

[Duncan Gardner]

Cheeky rascal: "Hello Sailor!" (6)

[Duncan Gardner]

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