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Good morning this fine and lovely day (a bit too good to be crossie solving, eh?). Hope you enjoy this week's offering. I've tried to mix the difficulty level as best I can.
Have fun
J

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

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


1. Couch becomes ragged on delivery (6)

2. Asian oil producers pull low g in battered cars (12)

3. A crippled foe may be the culmination of an eagle’s flight (5,2,5)

4. Mine planted by a unit (4,3)

5. Rupert Murdoch’s not abreast of changes? (6,3,5)

Got 2,3 & 5 quickly; puzzling over 1 & 4 !

Wow! GK. That was quick. Here was me thinking #2 would be the problem one. I'm always surprised. Off I go into the garden to see if I can find the energy to do a bit of bush trimming. Good luck with the rest. J

Good afternoon jolan
I've got #3 and #5 so far. It's too hot to do gardening, so I'm chilling with a cool drink instead :)

Hi jolan
A quick look before I go out again (dentist, unfortunately!)
I have a promising answer for #3, but I see no definition. Can it just be a coincidence?

Hi Jazzy! I've not yet ventured out but will have a go soon. Good luck with the dentist Chris {Open wide!! :)) }

Hello, Jolan. Late breakfast today. I see four of them, but I'm not sure about one of those. I like #1.

Hi Ari! Hope breakfast was nice. 26 degs C here today. Far too hot for me (probably cool to you). I'm a winter person myself and find the summer weather hard to take. Air-conditioning is a usual thing over here. No one I know has it. #5 might be a bit of a Britisher. Is that the 'unsure' one?
CU ltr
J

... meant air-conditioning is NOT the usual thing...

Got #5 right off, Jolan! I'm not that provincial. :)