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It is indeed, Les. Clever eh?

or,bath salts?

Hi Ari, I'm sure after being to 'Java' you'll rattle thru the rest.

Correct, AB

Yeh jolan, those type of clues are straight out of the AB style of clues, very clever.

I'm off out now chaps and don't think I'll be back for 5
I have 3 of them

Have a great day, Les

aristo, I never knew you had a dog, it's more devastating than you think when they go.

I was indeed devastated. RIP, Woody. A noble beast.

and one of the family. Sorry to hear about it Ari

Sorry to hear about Woody, aristo.
Number 4 made me smile. Very good

It happened in July! Still not used to it though. Actually, he was lucky I didn't kill him, since he'd gotten into the habit of peeing on the rear leg of my grand piano when he was angry about something, like not being taken along on outings because he always insisted on being carried home.

I think I have all five.

1. A lie in over retiring gives appearance of relief (7) relievo? – (anagram lie +over gives type of relief art)

2. An academic term for neat orderly trees (9)- trimester? (academic session -anagram of trim+trees)

3. Like Rodin, Landseer, etc., Epstein was brought up embracing a haunting fear of N America (7) specter? (in clue reversed, with American spelling)

4. Facetiously teach English in Northern Ireland (5)-Larne? (In NI and “larn” is in Chambers as “facetiously teach” + E for English)

5. Briefly successful hit in Finland, at that time inspired pop? (5,2,3,3) flash in the pan? – hit lash in Fin (Finland) gives “f lash in”, at that time- “then” inspired (took in) pa (pop) – the pa n)

My suggestions for the five-
1) RELIEVO - appearance of relief..LIE in OVER