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They ran out of the Times this week so having a go at the Guardian. Can't get into it.
8a) Army building plastic toy to entertain wife in Texas game (5-3)

14a) Balderdash, feature defining itself, nothing less, with name (8)

18d) Scottish island in very cold game (8)
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Do you want hints or answers?

I should say hints really shouldn't l, don't want to be spoonfed! Ha ha

8 parses "army building" anagram "toy" with W(ife) It's a card game that I hadn't heard of.

14 Definition is "balderdash"

18 "freezing" around a Scottish island. It's a game played on a table.

Hmmm l'm only getting Snoskyew for the last one or snooker , which doesn't fit. Neither is right obviously! Am guessing the Balderdash clue ends in an N?

In fact I'm not entirely confident of my solution to the balderdash one, but mine didn't end in N

The other might have been a Hobby............................

Hmmmm hobby horse? I cant see it, you might have to put me out of my agony , l can see l don't chime with the Guardian setter lol

Sub 0 around a 4 letter Scottish island

Subbuteo! Thank you

Scientific name of the Hobby (a small falcon) is Falco subbuteo.