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Seven numbered clues whose answers can be loosely described as LINK. Each clue has wordplay leading to one type of LINK (indicated by the letter count) and an example of another type, which is clued elsewhere. Of the three answers not given in Chambers 11th Ed, two can be found in Collins and one in Wikipedia.



1.Offhand about da's urine flow...old-timer's disease(8,4)

2.The bowler's Holding, the batsman's Willey, do men play cricket here?(10)

3.After much angst surrounding rugby player married a shining wit(11)

4.Naughtie's Jeremy C*** perhaps, admitting his bum's wobbly(7)

5.Mad crone astride a childs horse cried “a terrible cat's after me”(7)

6.Is our children learning about appreciation for bullfighters cojones?(12)

7.I feel Sue Lawley mates using this jelly(9)



LINK: Brave new whirled, blue as “plebgate” perhaps(6,5)

As usual,I haven't worked out what I've to do - but I've got a couple of possible answers.
1 Freudian Slip?
4 Bushism.

The link looks like "police state", though I can't fully explain it.

1.[Offhand] about [da's urine] flow...[old-timer's disease](8,4)

Freudian sLIP

Correct Joan - the idea is that "old-timers disease" is an example of another of the answers and another of the clues contains a Freudian slip which is redundant to the wordplay.

I think I know No 2 is it ok to answer Or are we supposed to get them all first?

Correct again Joan...

4.[Naughtie's Jeremy C*** perhaps], admitting his bum's wobbly(7)

BUS-his-M

Not police state ChrisE - answer at will mrw - it's just a bit of fun.

Edgebaston?

Not Edgebaston mrw...the wordplay part of the clue is "do men play cricket here?" - the first part an example clued elsewhere.

5. eggcorn?