[nik at work]

I wager a mix up at CAMRA will drop a cheese (9)

Been off this for several days so apologies in advance if it's a poor effort...

[johnx2]

You’re out of luck, it’s not camembert! (4,6)

(looking up the thread

Wrote anagrams to self, oh not original! Elementary dear. (6)

was left hanging. It would have followed the rules if it had ended   "...oh not original doctor!" Or even just ended with an ellipsis. Sorry, these really things matter. Anyway it could give the quick one: Watson’s Austin novel (4)

I was trying to stitch these two together but it was getting a bit convoluted (I failed), but it could be done easily enough now.).

[SA Chris]

Hard Cheese - Nic at it in a sinking boat (7)

Sorry if I didn't follow rules and it's too easy. Wanted to get in there and have my moment of glory.

[nik at work]

Well the second one is Emma (I think), but that's not the active clue.

As for the first:

Hard Cheese for lady with a quartet of songs I've heard.(10)

Awww forget it, you bugger SA Chris...

[SA Chris]

Soz, but you have gazumped me more than once. Mine is up for grabs!

[nik at work]

Right then, tweak city:

Titanic bad luck for lady with quartet of songs I've heard (10)

[Duma]

(looking up the thread

Wrote anagrams to self, oh not original! Elementary dear. (6)

was left hanging. It would have followed the rules if it had ended   "...oh not original doctor!" Or even just ended with an ellipsis. Sorry, these really things matter. Anyway it could give the quick one: Watson’s Austin novel (4)

Broke the rules by not including the correct answer as well! I've been very slack with the "rules". Didn't realise how much they matter - hard to see how hard stuff is from the perspective of knowing the answer. Problem I have is it seems very difficult to write interesting clues when one is constrained by the "rules", having to include (and use somehow use) the previous answer, and not being very familiar with all the conventions (er for queen, etc. etc.)

[nik at work]

and not being very familiar with all the conventions (er for queen, etc. etc.)

This is the bit I'm struggling with too. I think all my clues are either a bit simple because I'm not using these secret conventions to make my clues a bit more tricksome.

[Duma]

Nice work saving the clue.

[tlr]

Perhaps Gun Boat suffers misfortune? 8.

[grumpycrumpy]

It's a new  hardship being without high definition for this  congregation ( 6 )   

[tlr]

Sounds like bishop's parish in the main. 3

[Duma]

Seaside hovel song. 6.

[johnx2]

Response to shantyman’s call about an emaciated fighter? Outcast sing this on the road! (3,3,2).

[SA Chris]

I would say Hey Ya, but not enough words

[johnx2]

yes, and... appended to a common crossword synonym for road...

Alternatively google 'shantyman' click on the first entry and scroll down. My favourite clues are those that make me smile and slightly and nod. On the train. Whilst stroking my chin. 


(Edit to add that yes that is a bastard to clue, but I've just put together a reasonable one so it can be done.)

[Duma]

I've just put together a reasonable one so it can be done

As someone who grew up on an old boat singing a lot of shanties, think I can say that the first half is pretty obscure if I didn't get it.
Having said that:
Miss a target - wayhey! Yachtie types party. 7.

[nik at work]

Could someone please explain what the answer is for tlr's clue

Sounds like bishop's parish in the main. 3

And why, I can't see a three letter word in Duma's clue

Seaside hovel song. 6.

Is SEA the answer? Why?

And is the answer to  Johnx2's clue way hey ya? Again a little explanation would be good, and what does way hey ya mean??

[Duma]

a bishops parish is a "see". the main is the "sea" (eg spanish main). "see" sounds like "sea".

a road is a "way". "hey ya" is an outcast song. Also, "way hey ya" is the response in the call and response sea shanty "boney was a warrior" (this is harsh i think)

[tlr]

Spot on explaining my clue.

I didn't have a scooby doo about Johnx2s clue!

[nik at work]

Cheers Duma.

a bishops parish is a "see".

I didn't know that.

"way hey ya" is the response in the call and response sea shanty "boney was a warrior" (this is harsh i think)

And I really didn't know that.

[Duma]

Well I might have got it if i didn't have the additional barrier of a synonym for boney warrior to get through, as it was I did as suggested and googled. And this is with the advantadge of my upbringing... In Johnx2's defence the second half was fairly easy so the shanty knowledge was only confirmation, plus I'm really in no position to critique others clues!!

[johnx2]

I've just put together a reasonable one so it can be done

As someone who grew up on an old boat singing a lot of shanties, think I can say that the first half is pretty obscure if I didn't get it.
Having said that:

a warrior and a tarrier,
ooooh Jean-François!

By 'reasonable one' I meant a way of putting 'way hey ya' into a doable clue, which I thought would be difficult but you managveed very nicely....

Miss a target - wayhey! Yachtie types party. 7.

...but unfortunately I can't do it.


(Presumably 'miss a target' or just 'miss' is the definition. Party could be an anag signfier I guess, can't see what the other bits are doing.) 

[Duma]

I suppose it would be better with something like "knock over a target" if that helps. doesn't scan as nicely though.

[aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB]

Gas gay aery troll removed from Henley Royal Regatta? [6]

(t'interweb attests to the veracity of the word "aery", but I'm not convinced it's a real word. My (1990!) COD only has "aerie" and then only as a variant of "eyrie".)