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aristophanes

8th February 2022, 20:55
Just in case...

furbearer: VOYAGEUR (transporter of furs)
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voyageur
shedding (,) inside of cage: cAGe
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spike2

9th February 2022, 13:07
Policeman, utilizing lookouts (possibly less than ten) at central Paris. Pigalle, perhaps? (6)

Policeman - Five-O
Yeu(x) + r
Pigalle - Paris red light district
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bigbadmarty2

9th February 2022, 18:17
He may see yourselves strip off - somehow less unusual ! (6)
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ginge

9th February 2022, 20:02
That's all folk's. As the majority of clues were posted a while back it shouldn't be too long before I'm back with the result.
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ginge

9th February 2022, 20:30
Very many thanks to all who submitted clue(s) and I can tell in some cases a great deal of research was carried out to achieve credible wordplay. I reckon 26 clues from 12 setters (mainly due to the industrious patrich, fiery, paul and spike2) with the collection of devices on show including straight, subtractive & composite anagrams, charades, cryptic definitions, containers, the use of foreign words (in context, well done) and partial &lits (I know from personal experience how difficult it is to produce such clues that are both mechanically sound and read well). I thought this would provide an opportunity for creative definitions and my favourites are fiery's big brother? and aristo's frustrated lurker. Nice touches I like are buddy's voy(age), fiery's (sal)vo, paul's eruv (& baywatch reminder), tyke51's Sa)voy - Eur(email and spike2's yeu(x).There were a few where I would have preferred to have he/she, some where I didn't feel the mechanics quite worked (spike2, I feel really guilty after you've made such an effort but I feel some of your clues come into this category, I genuinely hope that you're not disheartened) and I'm not a fan (I accept this is particularly selective) of individual words "doing" double duty.
Worthy mentions to jono @ 5, fiery @ 10 (I'd have preferred Network), chrise @ 17 (the surface could appear on any number of the many cooking "shows" on the box).
I can't split dorrien and patrich @ 19 for third. The runner-up is mattrom (I'll admit to remembering but not purchasing Nuts) just losing out to this week's winner BBM2 with another really good partial &lit

He may see yourselves strip off - somehow less unusual !

Your prize is the original theatrical trailer of the film whose protagonist claimed "I like to watch"

https://youtu.be/oOOghKacg40

Again, thanks to all who entered (a) clue(s), very much appreciated.
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ginge

9th February 2022, 20:33
Sorry tyke51, I missed the autocorrection: that should appear as:

Sa)voy - Eur(eka
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jono

9th February 2022, 20:41
Congrats Marty! And a lovely summing up Ginge! Cheers
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spike2

9th February 2022, 20:45
Well done, Bbm2. Thanks, Ginge.

Absolutely no need to feel guilty, you were spot on with your assessment of my clues. Once I get an idea, I flog it to death, and enter it even when I know that it doesn't work, instead of ditching it and starting again. I honestly thought that my clues were shit, and am extremely embarrassed.
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chrise

9th February 2022, 20:45
Congrats BBM2 - welcome back to comps. Thanks ginge, and for the mention. Your quote from "Being there" is one of my favourites!
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tyke51

9th February 2022, 20:57
Well done BBM2 - cheers Ginge, enjoyed the clip!
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