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Good morning! Time seems to fly between Tuesdays. eh? Hope today's offering will prove a wee bit more challenging than usual (famous last words!!). See you later. J

I set crossies just for pleasure. I wonder if some of you excellent regulars would like to try a few of my clues? Since they're new, no letters!

Please withhold solutions till 5 pm (GMT + 1) to allow others to have a go.

1. A lie in over retiring gives appearance of relief (7)
2. An academic term for neat orderly trees (9)
3. Like Rodin, Landseer, etc., Epstein was brought up embracing a haunting fear of N America (7)
4. Facetiously teach English in Northern Ireland (5)
5. Briefly successful hit in Finland, at that time inspired pop? (5,2,3,3)

Nope, too difficult. I can see an answer for 5, but can't parse it; no idea on the others

Hi Jolan.

I think I've got them and will try to be back at around 5pm to check.

I wondered if you saw the great clue in the latest Mephisto?
' Peer sailing ship to decorate exquisite gay minnow (4)

Answer PINK - defined by peer, sailing ship, decorate, exquisite, gay & minnow.
Very clever I thought.
Tony

OK, finally worked out the parsing of 5.

Thanks Jolan - I'll check the other answers later.

Good! Chris. The comma should have helped. Keep at it!

Hi Tony and well done again. Yes! That was very clever. Multiple definitions. Doubt I'd have solved it. Came across a 'golden oldie' yesterday. Don't know who the setter was, but I sure like it.

CA? (4,3)

I'll hold the answer till 5 but many are sure to have seen it before. So, just post it anytime.

Is it Manx cat

Has no tail

I too like clues that generate much longer answers. One of my favourites was:
Sitz? (4,5)

Hiya Chris, any connection with a bath

Bath chair?

Yoohoo, Jolan! I see three of them, but haven't had my morning coffee yet. Hasn't been the same since my trusty beagle died; he kept me on schedule.