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Would Paul and jamoza please report to the headmistress's office to explain themselves?
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ixion escapes because I have just discovered what else "hoo-doo" can mean

Yes....damn you ixion....I fancied using hoo doo myself...lovely word.

Ok - final version;


Provide tasty titbits for column inches (11)

Duly reporting to Ma'am (book stuffed down trousers..)


Provide tasty titbits = CATER

Column = PILLAR

Inches = how a caterpillar moves

Fledgling flier makes tracks.

Bad grub? Administer tablet for a king.

What a great set of clues everyone, thank you; it has been quite a challenge to judge.

Paul, it was "red meat" I didn't understand!

I hope I'm not treading on p@'s toes by welcoming timmo and truro (are you twins?) and neilm (I think) to Clueless.

A very close second is dja for post 10 , honourable mentions for rambler post 9 and aristo post 12, the only person to use the word "metamorphosis" (which I thought might become a splendid anagrind!)

But the winner is jws with his post 21
"Provide food on the pier. Lovely grub."

here are your 2 prizes. The first is very funny (well, I think so) but does contain some swearing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv5iEK-IEzw

so I've added another, the nearest thing to poetry in motion I have ever seen.

vimeo.com/31158841

You have to wait a bit for the start which isn't promising, but patience is rewarded.

Rosalind

congrats jws.

really nice clue, JWS!

Mrs Headmistress, I am here belatedly to explain myself re:
He will get money out of you, the worm! for CATERPILLAR.

Another meaning of CATERPILLAR is 'extortioner'
ref: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/caterpillar

So it's a double defintion clue. I'm not a fan of explaining clues upfront on here personally, but would have sent you my explanation earlier had I seen it.