By way of reminder, the object of this game is to solve the clue presented by the previous poster and then set your own clue.

Anything from the (worldwide) crossword arena is acceptable by way of clue style, but if you stray from the pure path beware the scourge of... ...Pandora's WET NOODLE!

The puzzle could be an old favourite or something of your own making. Don't be shy: this is for everyone, not just the old hands!

There is nothing to prevent (say) a couple of related clues if offering a single clue cramps your style.

If there are multiple answers involved, there is no restriction against one person solving all and the solver of the final clue/part is the one who goes next.

Obviously you need to await confirmation of a correct answer before posting your own puzzle, but please then do so reasonably promptly: if having answered correctly you are not going to be able to set a follow-up clue within about the next 24 hours, please pass your turn to someone else so that the game does not stall.

To save the poor demented solvers from excessive brain damage , you should consider revealing one letter of the answer (in any position) when the question is set, unless the answer is very short/easy so that provision of a letter hint at the outset would spoil the sport!

If no-one is biting within about 24 hours you probably need to start dropping additional hints.

To try to give everyone a fair crack of the whip, the immediately previous setter is asked not to post a solution to the current clue within the first 24 hours.

The weighty trophy to be passed to whoever successfully solves your clue is the jewel-encrusted World Clue Federation championship belt
===[**WCF**]===

Constructive criticism and cheerful badinage are to be expected, not to mention a certain amount of national rivalry, but above all, have a bit of fun!


Next clue:

Fur encloses relation (8) - one e

First day hint: fur is the direct.

Trade you the belt for a sealskin...

Here you go ===[**WCF**]===

Merci et bonne annee, grand nez!

Another "probably not quite legal":

Take out a number with that, said a French Canadian! (4) 1 "e"

date

that=dat
e=Eulers constant
take out is the direct

Dat dere is correct! ===[***WCF***]===

Thanks CD.

Body product is popular: star takes more than fifty (7)

insulin

popular = in
star = sun
more than fifty = LI

That's it Pandora

Here you go....===[**WCF**]===

Thank you, sir!

Here's something appropriate for tonight:

Perversely disrobes after consuming one alcoholic drink (7)

spirits (anag. of strips + i)

Right answer, wrong process. I'd noodle myself if I anagrammed a clued word.

"perversely" indicates a reversal of "strips"

Here's your belt! ===[**WCF**]===

I didn't even think of it being backwards. Well, I certainly still have much to learn about crypts!

Junk furniture if left out in rear (7)

(f)urn(i)ture = nurture = rear (junk = indicator)

Don't think that's allowed; "if" or "fi" would need
to appear as a word; but not sure...

Nevertheless, quite a nice crypt!

Nice, Denis. And the belt moves north... ===[**WCF**]===

Merci beaucoup!

"Mother Potato" (new movie) (4,2,3,3)

Room at the top - being a film which is an anagram (new) of mother potato.

Not sure about Panda Sue's use of "perversely" for reverse: could be worthy of a noodling in my view, but if so does Denis administer it or is it a matter of self-flagellation??

From dictionary.com:

per·verse
   [per-vurs] Show IPA

adjective
1.
willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired; contrary.

If you all agree that a noodling is in order, I'll take it from Lex's hand.

Correct Lex: ===[***WCF***]===

perversely = reverse indicator is perhaps worthy
of a "hmmm....", but I don't think "of the noodle";
even if I took it as an anagram indicator of
"disrobes less one letter" which led me to a few %#*^&$ !

All was not lost: I learned that spirt = spurt

I think that's more "Mary, Mary quite contrary" than contrary to the flow, but I agree that it's debatable and it did have the bonus of confounding Denis...!

Perversely disrobes and dances, consuming one for fun (9)

...1:13 ... 1:14 ... 1.15!

(p)erversel(y) + i = revelries (anagrammed)!

DEVIOUSly cute!

Thank you for those kind words of encouragement!

Here come da Belt: ===[**WCF**]===

Merci M'sieu...

Contrary line in obscure reply (10)

perversely

verse in reply(anagrammed)

Good "reply"! ===[***WCF***]===

Thank you.

Live band, at last, with sound (5)

Day one clue: one 'e'

band at last = (ban)d well = sound

Back to you Denis, and you think pretty well so early in the morning

===[**WCF**]===

Merci Manxman.

Sound delivery (5)

Dat 1 clue: no "e" ; bonus clue: double definition!

Is it pitch?

Yes! Belt stays in the Borris clan: ===[***WCF***]===

Merci.

Auditioned authentic Highland dance (4)

Reel = Highland dance, sounds like (auditioned) real (authentic).

Bonne réponse Lex. ===[***WCF***]===

La ceinture est partie pour l'Ile de l'homme.

Merci mon brave.

Sound, sound, but unknown sound (9) - one e

First day hint, unknown = y.

May not be able to stop by tomorrow, so to keep it moving, here's another hint:

Sound = sound - unknown + sound

heart(y)beat ?

EDIT: whoops, 2 e's; need another coffee!

Incorrect (but perhaps a worthy effort apart from the extra e)!

I think that I would be courting a noodling if I was using "sound" to mean a specific sound in this clue. Also, by way of further hint, you need to be considering an entirely different spectrum of meaning for the word "sound."

Hmmm....could it be: stead(y)fast
steadfast = sound
steady = sound
fast = sound : "secure, tight, immovable, firm"

NOTE: counted the e's !

A sound response!

I was worried that I might have misled you earlier, as "hearty" was within the correct spectrum of meaning.

The Belt, my good man: ===[**WCF**]===

Tank u, tank u...

Rock with jazz sound (9) 2 e's

Day 1 clue: 1-5 = jazz, 6-9 = sound

bluestone? (blues + tone)

Good one Shylock! ===[***WCF***]===

Thank you, sir.

Talked jargon with no end of bull (4)

sang

jargon=slang
no end of bull= take out the "l"
talked = direct

Yes, manxman! Here you go...===[***WCF***]===

Thank you Sherlock

Cover up little bit? We turned gray (9)

whitewash = cover up
whit = little bit
ew = we returned
ash = gray

Good answer Denis
===[**WCF**]===

Mercy.

"Choose a way in" said a prodder (7) no "e"

picador (sounds like pick a door)

Mais oui, Sherlock ===[***WCF***]===

Thanks, Denis!

Large, not-all-there family with one bathing suit (6)

Large, not-all-there family with one bathing suit (6)

Large = Big
not-all-there (Big - g) = Bi
family = kin
with one = i
bathing suit = Bikini

You got it, Koala!

Here you go! ===[***WCF***]===

Many thanks Sherlock...

Ok...finally back to the easy ones...

Pries round happy bunches of flowers (8)

NOSEgayS ; noses = pries, gay = happy

You are a legend !!!!



===[**WCF**]===

"A legend in my own mind"? Thanks, K.

Due to giving permission, take everything off! (5) no "e"

owing

giving permission=allowing
take everything off=all
direct is due to

All due to your answer: ===[***WCF***]===

Thank you CD....

Heartless dad in "March Swindle" (6)

fiddle

march = file
heartless dad = dd
in = cont. ind.
swindle = direct

Well done....===[**WCF**]===

Thanks!

Hidden in the French shelter (6)

la(the French)tent(shelter)

That's it!

Here's your belt. ===[***WCF***]===

Thank you ma'm!

The following is a...

Clear cryptic clue: not missing nuttin' ! (6)

no "v,w,x,y,z"

lucent = clear - anagram (cryptic) of "clue not" without o (missing nuttin')

LUCENTly solved Sir Lex: ===[***WCF***]===

Ta ever so!

This is a belatedly borrowed clue from a festive season puzzle:

Christmas present drawer (8)

I thought someone would have made short work of that.

Early hint: not so much a crypt as a groaner!

Reindeer

Of course (took us a while to tumble to it)!

Here's your mince pie: ===[**WCF**]===

Yummy!

Speed takes old visitor into dangerous terrain (5,5) 5 vowels

rogue state: R o(ld)guest ATE

What kept you?

Good solve - deserves a circular trouser supporter: ===[**WCF**]===

Thanks Rog; was kinda lucky by starting with
possibility that visitor = guest...

Deliverers of flyers (6)
Be duly advised that there is not a single
letter of the 6 letters that is an "e".

Just a wild guess.....pilots

My wild guess is.....storks.

Can't fool you, Sherlock; being "storked" to you: ===[***WCF***]===

Thanks, Denis. I knew that one because the stork brought all 7 of my kids!

Ronald enterprisingly has a way to cook pasta (2,5)

al dente (contained words)

Nice solve, manxman! Here's your belt...===[***WCF***]===

Thanks Sherlock

Public centre sorry about emergency room errors (8)

(pu)BL(ic) oop ER s ; oops = sorry

Well done. Here you are===[**WCF**]===

Tanks...

Covers top bad guy! (4)

Is it hood? Cover = hood and bad guy = hood.

C'est correct; here's your ceinture de crasse: ===[***WCF***]===

Merci for the sling.

An easy one. Spoil part of a summary (3)

mar (contained word)

Good one. ===[***WCF***]===

Thanks Curly.

Here's a toughie (IMHO) from the local paper......

Bad guy (gutless, sadistic) in mud with six-footer (9)

miscreant

mud = mire
sadistic (gutless) = sc
six-footer = ant

miSCre ant = bad guy

Well done Cue

I believe this is yours..===[**WCF**]===

Thank you my good man

Fruit is found in waterfalls (7) 2 i's

Gimme back my belt!

ra IS ins

Not sure, but shouldn't fruit be plural?

I was just borrowing it for a while Denis

Here ya go! ===[**WCF**]===

I believe you can use "fruit" as the plural form unless you're talking about more than one variety of fruit. At least that's the way I always use it.

Thanks Cue.

A rough guy's business card:

Bad Guy Rod, Bouncer! (9)

bodyguard (anag.)

6 minutes! ===[***WC***]===

Was getting ready to edit to:

Bad Guy Rod, Bouncer! (9)

Reads the card of a man
At night uses armor
In a savage club !

Thanks CD

Shell, accountant and rabbit skin on crest (9)

cartridge

accountant = ca
rabbit skin = rt
crest = ridge

Another good one Sherlock...===[**WCF**]===

Thank you!

Drink consumes one server (6)

Waiter - water (drink) containing (consumes) i (one) = server.

That's the one, Lex!

And here you go....===[***WC***]===

Many thanks!

Next clue on new thread.