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19d: "Variable speed in goal leads to miss after it "(7)
I have ?y?p?et
The only thing that seems to fit is nymphet. I can see that this is "miss" but the rest???
Can someone please parse it for me? Am I being dim?
Thanks in advance

Variable - Y
Speed - MPH
in
Goal - Net

Sorry
A Miss after it - is a saucy lady

y - variable
mph - speed
net - goal
I'm struggling to see how the defintion works, though - "miss after it" seems a bit non-PC!

...though the Guardian on Friday had :
Ready for it? Tangled Up in Blue (6)

More liberal times we live in I suppose.

19d Thanks all - I was being dim but you were too polite to say so!

12d Having trouble parsing this, help appreciated...

Upset that pivotal figure's kept in the shade (8,5) - SHOCKING PINK (Shade)

I can see SHOCK for 'Upset' and maybe PIN for 'Pivotal figure', but not the rest.

Kingpin in Shock

Excellent, many thanks Mamya.