Cryptic Clues

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These have all been created by a variety of well-known constructors. There may be one or two that we might question, but they're still fun. Please explain all answers.

-1. Runny oriental sauce holds up (5)
-2. Moves slowly in unending board game (6)
-3. Ship's gone sailing, circumnavigating everything (7)
-4. Portion of wealth I eventually steal (6)
-5. Er... shortstop's last to anger referee (6)
-6. After Monday, looked wealthy (7)
-7. Accepting no money, keeping part of sundial(6)
-8. Bit of cork in champagne makes you cringe (5)
-9. Time to break ship's doors with axes (8)
-10. High-fiber food for witch in red (8)
-11. Something new in tavern: cheers (10)
-12. Ball game's slugger, you say? (6)
-13. Bad review hurt style (7)
-14. Bad actor simulated a place to sleep (7)

8. champagne = wine + c = WINCE

5. Umpire. Um(er) + p + ire(anger)

10. High-fiber food for witch in red (8)

roughage - high-fiber food

rouge - red
in - container ind.
hag - witch

4. thieve (hidden word)

Great solves!

1. Runny oriental sauce holds up (5)

runny - soupy (direct)
soy (oriental sauce) contains (holds) up - so(up)y

14. Bad actor simulated a place to sleep (7)

Bad actor = Ham
simulated = mock
a place to sleep = Hammock (dir)

Both correct!

6. moneyed

Monday = Mon
looked = eyed

3. Galleon (anag. of gone around all = everything)

Bernie

13. pan+ache

Yes, yes, and yes!

12. soccer (socker)

Well heard, Sherlock!

11. Innovation = something new - inn (tavern) + ovation (cheers)

7. Accepting no money, keeping part of sundial(6)

part of sundial - gnomon (direct)
acceptinG NO MONey - hidden (keeping) word

9 Time to break ship's doors with axes (8)


hatchets - axes

T(ime) to break (container)
hatches - ship's doors.

All perfect!

Here I come....to save the day!

2. Moves slowly in unending board game (6)

Moves slowly = IN(in)CHES(ches(s))

Obviously that clue had to be left until last, and it would have been discourteous not to let you have a turn!

Day saved!

Lex

Lex, yer all heart!