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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, for instance
http://www.gameboomers.com/Garden/CrypticCrosswordTypes.htm and
https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/premium/xword/cryptics.html as well as 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.

My own favourite source of crosswords is https://www.ft.com/crossword (free of charge and nicely varied, but not too mind-boggling) and for those who like British Crosswords you may like to try these (which are also free): http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords. English setter John Halpern's website may also be of interest www.johnhalpern.co.uk.

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 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, and 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.

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 weighty trophy to be passed to whoever solves your clue is the jewel-encrusted CanukDenis Memorial Championship Belt
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This thread is so named in honour of our late dear friend Denis Borris (aka CanukDenis) who was an ever cheerful and quick-witted presence on this forum, posting many an iffy crypt just to stir the pot, and intrigued by all things linguistic, mathematical and beyond.
RIP CD - we hold you in our hearts as we play on!

Next clue:

Burns released them thus honed with edits (3,6)

Direct on the left ccv cvvccc

One indicator - it was not something Bart said

the hounds

All yours m'lady ===[**CDM**]===

Thanks muchly, Kevin!

Line produced by cartographers primarily, going from place to place (7)

3 vowels, two the same.
c + vc + cvvc

Oops..... should have said the direct is on the left.

Okay, how about this:

Outline produced by cartographers primarily, going from place to place (7)

c/on/tour

Perfect, Sue! ===[**CDM**]===

Good one, Cheryl!

Find some of those ancestors here! (6)

Seance - hidden word

That's the spirit, Lex! ===[**CDM**]===

Thank you!

One can find slugs in these bedrooms (8)

No wordplay involved - this one is all about words with double meanings

Direct on the right - ccvccvcc - no letters repeated

Not the slugs from the garden...

The answer could also be a dictionary...

These bedrooms often have maids... (and no more than one slug per room)

Samuel Colt would turn in his grave...

The answer is "chambers," with slug meaning bullet in this context.

So here is another hopefully less taxing offering:

Scientific formula for preparing cabbage, so it's said (6,3)

Direct on the left, L is the only letter repeated, one apostrophe

That certainly helps m'lad - Boyle's Law (boil slaw)

You never know when schoolboy chemistry may come in handy! ===[**CDM**]===

Thanks, Lex!

Destroy borders with unpleasant lineage (7)

dynasty

dy = destroy borders

And not even the need for a hint.......! ===[**CDM**]===

Thank you, Rog! Nice clue.

Run second photo (6)

s/print

You ran with that one, Cheryl!

Thanks, Sue!

Blunders of idiots eating eggs (7)

Direct on the left. One indicator. 4 vowels, all the same.
Probably should be hyphenated, so (3-4)

Boo-b(oo)s

You're no boob, Kevin! ===[**CDM**]===

Muchas gracias señorita!

Strange as sheep could be, but not goats (8)

Direct on the left cvccvcvc no letters repeated

This is a grammatical clue...

... but it might also be considered mathematical...

There can be only one...

First letter is s...

Well, given the last two hints, all I can come up with that fits some the other hints is "singular", but haven't a clue why!!

Ah, got it

"Singular" is "strange" synonym, and there is no seperate singular form of "sheep", unlike "goats"

Yes indeed - I was running out of hint ideas!
Herewith the singular (= outstanding) trophy ===[**CDM**]===

I thank you!

Used teeth around a trap (4)

b(a)it

Nice clue! And Lex, so was yours.

It was one Mrs Worrier and I wasted a lot ot time on - we both assumed "used" meant "second-hand"

Nice solve - here you go: ===[**CDM**]===

Thanks Rog

Wind is nastier around start of December (7)

Direct on left. "Wind" does not refer to air.

cvvc(c)vc

Missed the first hint - mean(d)er

Great solve, Rog! ===[**CDM**]===

Thanks, Sue!

Encourage explosive finish (8)

Direct on the right, wordplay 3 + 5

For the direct think painting and decorating...

Eggshell

Good finish, Lex!

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Thank you Rog!

That one prompts this riposte:

Discourage explosive finish (9)

Direct on the right, wordplay 5 + 4

cvcvccvcv - one vowel appears three times, no other letters being repeated

deter/mine

Boom - you got it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLUaV02Eo5s ===[**CDM**]===

Anyone heard from Cheryl (Sherlock) recently, and is she okay?

I sent her a pm but have heard nothing so far.

No I have not...but hope she is well.

Sorry for the delay, my life has been a bit chaotic lately.

Make indistinct write-up less lengthy (4)

Direct on the left. 1 vowel. ccvc

Okay, what's a short write-up called, and what would it be if you shortened it?

blur(b)!

That's the one, Sue! ===[**CDM**]===

Thanks, Cheryl!

Robes put back into containers (7)

Direct on the left

C(aft)ans

You wrapped that one up nicely, Lex. ===[**CDM**]===

Muchas gracias Señora Pandora!

Direct instruction Edward Lear disregarded? (2-8)

Direct is the direct cv-cvccvccv all letters repeated, one of them appearing 4 times

What sort of verse did Edward Lear write?

Nonsense!

And in conjunction with the other hints, this gives us "no-nonsense"

Sometimes you talk a lot of sense, Rog...
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Try telling Mrs Worrier that!

In accordance with boy holding one defamation (9)

Direct on the right

In accordance with boy holding one defamation

You and me both Rog!!

In accordance with boy holding one defamation

          2,3             4 (3 including 1)

so it has to be aspersion you be casting

Has to be!

Coming at you - ===[**CDM**]===

I am indebted, kind sir!

Unfairly taking advantage of head waiter? (7,3,5)

Direct on the left cvccvcc ccv cvvvv

NB Oops, direct is actually the whole clue

Only three different vowels, two of which appear three times each, no other letters being repeated

Correction to the previous hint: the whole clue is the direct with no word play involved.

Ah - that scuppers "Tipping the..."

All those consecutive vowels in the final word should be a pretty big hint...

... but if you need another, this is not about waiting at table...

Oh I see, this is a British clue. How about... cutting the queue?

Close, but no cigar yet: it may well be the British version of your answer...

Methinks you're on the right track, Sue. Also "head waiter" could be the person at the front of tha queue...

I did it British! I used the word "queue". Nobody says that in America. It appears only in crossword puzzles.

So the problem is "cutting"

Jumping? I looked it up. Jumping the line? Who jumps?

Jumping the queue. Final answer.

The British expression is indeed "jumping the queue," and you have certainly earned the Belt: keep at it and we may even have you speaking properly soon Sue...
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PS You can blame the French for the word queue, meaning tail

I've a long way to go, Lex. Clever clue (if you know foreign languages).

Horse's shoulder area gets shriveled? (7)

This one is a double definition

Withers

(You can't be married to a horse-lover for 58 years without learning something )

Roses to you, Rog. ===[**CDM**]===

Thanks, Sue!

Tolerate enormous endless show of affection (4,3)

Bear hug(e)

Quite right, my good man! ===[**CDM**]===

Ta ever so, mate!

Normal idea strange for secret diarist (6,4)

Salut. Looks like an anagram. Normal idea = Adrian Mole.

Salut mon copain: bonne réponse, bon weekend, et voici La Ceinture!
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Merci Kevin.

Color / becoming a success between two points. (5)

“Color” is the definition.

W(hit)e, I think

Good one. La ceinture retourne à toi mon ami. ===[**CDM**]===

Merci bien Remi

Very fine hotel used by Quantas? (8)

Direct on the left cvvccvcv only one letter (a vowel) repeated

What is Quantas?

An airline mon chum.