Brit xword

Another little canter through some newspaper clues to help distract you all from more important weekend tasks...!

1. Father is back in seedy joint, scoffing (8) - derisive

2. Dance with boorish type without a fuss (8) - ballyhoo

3. Bounder lingered, grabbing maid perhaps (9) - underling

4. Prudence seeing dodgy gift horse (9) - foresight

5. Cuddly character providing extra material for a Bronte novel (10,4) - Paddington Bear

6. Primitive weapon for lord hosting an event on grouse moor (10) - peashooter

7. Unnatural voice of latest hit (8) - falsetto

8. What Faberge often did for classic advertising slogan (2,2,4,2,2,3) - go to work on an egg

9. Overtake a golfer getting shot across top of pin (8) - leapfrog

10. Get lost with cuddles regularly for great happiness (9) - beatitude


Reshuffled first and last letters:

7. falsetto - anagram (of latest) -hit

9. leapfrog (anag. of 'a golfer+p')

Both correct.

4. foresight anagram of 'gift horse'

Salut K.

3. underling (hidden word)

Both good.

Hi Remi.

8. Go to work on an egg (UK egg advert and also what was Faberge's craft) - nice one Lex, like the humour in this one

Bernie

I entirely eggree, Bernie!

Hints: direct on right in 1, 2 and 10; on left in 5 and 6.

More hints: first letters in order are DBPPB.

2. Dance with boorish type without a fuss (8)

ballyhoo - ball+yahoo-a

Another hint: remaining last letters in order ERRE.

1. DerisIVE

Yes sire!

6. PEashootER

On target!

What , you need more hints?

In 5, novel is an anagram indicator.

10 starts with a Michael Jackson song title.

5. Cuddly character providing extra material for a Bronte novel (10,4)

Paddington Bear - padding + angr(a Bronte)


10. Get lost with cuddles regularly for great happiness (9)

beatitude - beat it + ude

Thanks for polishing off those last two: I was expecting topical Paddington Bear to go more quickly!