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Good morning friends. The weather remains lovely. The sea breeze keeps the extreme heat under control here. Lucky, eh? Here is today's offering. Hope they prove worthy of you.
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. Transfer train! It’s an alternative choice (6,6)

2. A Greek, historically inhabiting a quarter of Constantinople to incite civil disorder? (8)

3. Old woman with nineteen issue, finally produces Brazilian dance (6)

4. A pep-talk set to music! An enticement for retaining staff? (4)

5. Model strips for media promoting fitness (5, 5)

Hi jolan
You are so lucky to have the sea breeze. It is really too hot here.
I' off to get lunch now, with your clues in hand. I spotted #3 straight off

Good afternoon Jazzy. Nice to see you. Good on yeh for #3. That wuz quick. x

That was the easy one jolan. But now have #4 also

Swamped today- just checking in, Jolan. I see 5 and possible answers for 1 and 2, but have to run off. Probably won't be back by closing time.

I can only offer two. I have possible answers for
1 and 5 but cannot parse them.

3. MAXIXE (Brazilian dance) (ma - old woman; nineteen - XIX + e (final of issue)
4. CANE (staff) (hidden in clue)

That's it. Looking forward to the answers, and
thanks as always. x

Well done Jazzy and hello Ari

Yep! For those two.

Methinks I'll leave the others till later tonight. Perhaps some of our regulars are enjoying the sun (and will be returning to their coffins before sunset LOL). I'll go wake the cooks and have them prepare my feast.

I'll come back later this evening.

Bless

J

Just in, 1) second string

Hi jolan
I'm one of those who has been out all day. I had a quick look and saw #3 - I'll give some more thought to the unsolved ones now.

Adding to existing offerings- SHAPE TAPES for 5?
I think my 2 is wrong. Will dwell on it for a bit...