===[**WCF**]=== Chain Crypt - Bout 109

By way of reminder, the object of this game is to solve (and briefly explain) 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 too far 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!

For those unfamiliar with crossword clues who want to give it a try, there is plenty of guidance online and a quite entertaining and instructive book (not just for beginners) available from amazon http://www.amazon.com/The-Times-Crack-Cryptic-Crosswords/dp/0007546521/ref=dp_ob_image_bk and no doubt elsewhere, and for those who like British Crosswords you may like to try these (which are free): http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords.

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 18 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 should 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 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!

The next clue, courtesy of a recent paper:

Spend childhood entertaining grand whim (7.5) eless

passing fancy

spend = pass
childhood = infancy
grand = g
entertaining = cont. ind.

No doubt you fancy receiving this: ===[**WCF**]===

Why, thank you, Lex!

A dime could get cut to a twelfth (10) 1 e

duodecimal (a dime could)

Wrap this around your duodecimal, Denis! ===[**WCF**]===

Thanks Cheryl...I'll try...

Any rye poured after 2 twelfth (9) one e

DUOdenary?...if the clue read 'anD rye'

My bad...sorreeee......
sending you a triple rye along with this:===[**WCF**]===

I'll drink to that !

Remained attached to original church organ (5)

Clues huh...?

1. One vowel only
2. Aforementioned vowel is not an 'e'
3. Direct on left

Bonus Clue: 4 consonants !!!

Clung = remained attached - c (original church) + lung (organ)

I think confinement on the Isle of Man helps an appreciation of these Australian clues...

'Cling' onto this Lex.

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

Thank you kind sir.

In a short time, king without a country's decision not to remain involved (6) one e

Early hint: direct on right, topical and dodgy!

brexit

b(rex)it

And how does the Isle of Man feel about this?

Correct, and here's the Belt: ===[**WCF**]===

We did not get to vote, but I happened to see the Chief Minister on Friday and he is clearly in favour of remaining in the EU. I also know that he is on good terms with Scotland's leaders, so that some sort of alliance in that direction may be his strategy.

Personally, on balance I am in favour of leaving the EU unless it can become different animal: the Brussels bureaucracy appears to me to be far too powerful, cumbersome, expensive and arrogant. On the other hand, it is very hard to know whether staying in or leaving is likely to be better for UK in the longer term and none of those campaigning came up with any reliable facts and figures - but then they are politicians and therefore inherently untrustworthy in my view!

For those interested in the topic, this is quite a good overview:
http://www.wsj.com/articles/brexit-a-ver...amp;cx_artPos=1

Thanks Lex.
Yes the long term effects are very hard to predict. The short term effects were easier to predict. The job situation for Britain's youth has suffered a major setback however.

Moves clumsily in woods? (7)

lumbers (double def)

One Minute

All yours Pandora ===[**WCF**]===

I just happened to be in the right place at the right time. Nice cryptic!

Imprison alternately, you say? (6)

intern

sounds like in turn

Sure does! Your turn! ===[**WCF**]===

Thanks, Sue!

Little person embracing pariah (5) no a's

littLE PERSson

Embrace this, Denis! ===[**WCF**]===

...and an embrace to you too, booboo!

Puzzled. Who okays gig at a club? (6,1,2,2) it's an eless gig!

whisky a go go (anagram)

You can walk in the Whisky A Go Go wearing this: ===[**WCF**]===

It goes with my boots

See vessel used in 1960s demonstration (4-2)

one 'e'

love-in

see - lo
(ve)ssel "used"?
in - in

vein = vessel (as in blood vessel)

Ahhhh

Well done Cue with an assist from Sherlock. You may want to wear this ===[**WCF**]=== at your next love-in

I feel the love. Thanks for the leg up, Cheryl

Revolution takes back annex in dispute (9)

Early hint: 2 e's

Sure seems to be a real tough one, Cue.

Thought I had it with "rebeELLion" (ELL = annex),
but that's sure wishful thinking on my part!!

But ain't giving up!

challenge

back annex = LLE
revolution = change

I know you're not a quitter, Denis, but Sherlock beat you to the punch.

Not too much of a challenge for you, Cheryl ===[**WCF**]===

Nice one Cheryl! Nice clue Cue! What the ELL happened to me!!

Thank you both!

Left with a large opening (6) no e's

port + a + l

One of my favorite games!

Agreed Pandora. Loved Portal 1 and Portal 2. Hope there is another!

You got it, Sue! Here's your belt. ===[**WCF**]===

Thanks Cheryl!

manxman, I literally gasped when I saw these mirrors: http://technabob.com/blog/2011/03/20/portal-mirrors/

For the next cryptic:

Shove head of bolt in part of door frame (4)

JAM B(olt)

The belt is headed out the door! ===[**WCF**]===

Merci Madame!

Cancan Follies open now, in a single action (2,3,4,5)
2 e's cancanning!

In one fell swoop (anag.- Follies open now)

You can do the Cancan wearing this ===[**WCF**]===

Merci muchly Den...

Making changes at noon (8)

amending

am ending (at noon)

Smart clue and good solve

Amen to that MxM.

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

thanks Koala

Bottom of ninth--arbiter has a hunch (4)

(nint)H UMP

===[**WCF**]=== all yours CD

Merci M'sieu.

Petty Goddess left Lex ! (7)

No e's, ! = punctuation only

Trivial = petty - Trivia (another name for Hecate apparently) + l (left of Lex)

Not just apparently:
Triv-i-a
noun
1. (in Roman religion) Hecate: so called because
she was the goddess of the crossroads.

Now that she left you, perhaps you can get her back at the
crossroads by wearing this: ===[**WCF**]===

Thank you, I didn't know she was a blues fan! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE9HvSdcaL4

Two for the price of one, unrelated beyond being clues we saw and liked in a recent paper:

Pop festival in June (7,3)

Playgoer ignoring unknown performing show of bloomers to be put on here (7)

one e apiece

Early hint for the second clue: direct on the right.

2. Pergola (Playgoing without the "y" and anagrammed (performing))

1. The only thing that springs to mind is Jubilee Day but I can't see how it could work

Oops - I just remembered ... This day is celebrated at a different time of the year in New Zealand!!! We do it in September...

Father's Day!

And Jubilee has too many e's anyway - DOH

Spot on! Here's the Belt: ===[**WCF**]===

I had checked that the USA date is also in June, but it did not occur to me that you guys would have a different one: I wonder how that came about.

For those who are interested, a quick worldwide overview: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father%27s_Day#New_Zealand

Thanks Lex.

You've inspired me to do something different. Three clues - I only want the answer to clue one but you'll probably have to work out at least one of the others to figure it out!

1. x y (7)



x. Moderators put time into degrees (9)

y. Casket in Incas' escarpment (4)

1. attache (diplomats case)

Well done -

All your Manxman

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

Thank you shroeder

Again, tells about modern travels (10) 2 e's

Direct is on the right

IT in ERATES ; in = modern, iterates = tells ?

itinerate
Verb
1. travel from place to place, as for work; "an itinerating merchant"
travel, move around

If I'm correct, what is purpose of "Again"?

CD...you got it, you got it, you got it ===[**WCF**]===

iterate (ˈɪtəˌreɪt )
Definitions Collins English Dictionary
verb (transitive) to say or do again; repeat

I don't get it...but who cares...I got da belt!!

Cooking class lambastes pork into cattle feed (10,8) 1 e

Blackstrap Molasses (anag)

Strap this around yer beer-belly: ===[**WCF**]===

Thanks Den...

Roadwork? It is skillful (6)

10:55...10:56...10:57 !

ADRO(road)IT(it) ; work = indicator

Very skillful indeed!

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

Merci K.

Great ending in punch line (5) no e

stock

s(t)ock

sock it to you, sock it to you: ===[**WCF**]===

At rear of lot, stranger seizing lady's child (7)

(lo)T ODD L(ady) ER ; ODDER = stranger

This odd belt is for you CD ===[**WCF**]===

Merci M'sieu.

Took off the remainder (4) 1 e

left

double def.

This has already left for Minnesota:===[**WCF**]===

Thank you, sir!

Melba turned back around plateau (5) 1 e

mELBATurned

TABLE = Plateau

Can't turn the tables on you, shroeder! ===[**WCF**]===

Thanks Sherlock.
Oops... Sorry - Mistake on that one - New crypt coming soon!

Here it is

Note in song (7) 1 e

Early clue

Definition on left

The only thing I can think of is "record" as a double def but that's only 6 letters.

Geesh! Was still working on your original

May I suggest not editing in such cases, but make
a new post instead; else we're unaware...

Like Cue, can't solve your revised one.
No luck with in----- (last 5 = synonym of song).

I have been wondering about invoice, but an invoice is not quite a note and voice is not quite song...

I was also trying to think of a song title that might be a double definition for note - which has started a train of thought for something like shroeder's recent double clue for my next effort.

Well, Paul probably put up another illegal one

Lex!

From http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/invoice?s=t Invoice = Note

From http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/voice?s=t Voice = song

So if you're only wondering about invoice then I'm only wondering about putting the cheque in the mail.

here ya go.

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

Of course... I've learned at the feet of the master.

YES: you were an exceptional student...

Thanks Paul: I don't have to wonder about accepting it but I do have to start making more use of that thesaurus site rather than my old books at home.

Next clue for the Belt:

Opinionated setter, perhaps, starts to moan about themes in crosswords (8) - e<1

And a bonus groaner (not for the Belt) which anyone can answer separately:

You can see me in Land's End and in John o' Groats, but not in between! (10) - one e

Agree. But if you look up "song", voice is not shown
as a synonym.
I was mercilessly noodled for similar trespasses...

Same applies to note and invoice.

I believe Pandora said it would be ok if, as example,
voice was part of the clue, as synonym of song.

Synonyms should be reciprocal synonyms to make the clues fairly solvable

AHHHHHH....go stand in the corner, Paul !!

Properly aappears in Thesaurus.com!
Opinionated; these 3 fit the bill:
stubborn
dogmatic
oracular

DOG(setter)M(oan)A(bout)T(hemes)I(n)C(rosswords)

Quite ingenious

Here is the doggone Belt: ===[**WCF]===

...but what about the bonus clue, anyone: who/what am I?

Apostrophe?

Bow-wow Lex.

Next clue at New Bout # 110

Correct young Cue!