[Duma]

Etiquette behind tutu? A regulation for entry! (4,4).

You sure it's not [5,4]?

[tlr]

Erm, oh aye, that'll be it. 5,4 it is.

Apologies, I always was better with words than numbers.

[Duma]

Thought so. Work's a bit hectic at the moment so if anyone else's got it, feel free to get involved, I may be some time...

[aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB]

Horn of Africa (nice clue btw)

Argute wandering Saharan, shorn of African roots, buys SUV? [6]

OK. Can anyone explain the wordplay -

Before being  spoilt the soldier makes a shrewd withdrawal ( 7 )

and the definition and the wordplay?

Etiquette behind tutu? A regulation for entry! (4,4).

Quite pleased with this clue finally.

Involving the previous answer in the clue is by far the hardest part.

to this confused old fart?

[aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB]

Erm, oh aye, that'll be it. 5,4 it is.

Apologies, I always was better with words than numbers.

Tchah! What sort of dullard makes mistakes counting the number of letters.    Duh!

[Duma]

Horn of Africa (nice clue btw)

Argute wandering Saharan, shorn of African roots, buys SUV? [6]

OK. Can anyone explain the wordplay -

Before being  spoilt the soldier makes a shrewd withdrawal ( 7 )

and the definition and the wordplay?

Etiquette behind tutu? A regulation for entry! (4,4).

Quite pleased with this clue finally.

Involving the previous answer in the clue is by far the hardest part.

to this confused old fart?

Tuareg is the answer.
Argute is an anagram of Tuareg (indicated by wandering)
a Tuareg might be defined as a "wandering Saharan"
As a nomad he might also be "shorn of (african) roots"
A tuareg is also a particually objectionable model of volkswagen.

Don't know the answer to grumpycrumpys, I think his reasoning was something like: one meaning of argute is shrewd, and one might argue that for a wandering Saharan shorn of roots an SUV would be a shrewd investment?

TLR's is a reply to me [Etiquette behind tutu? A regulation for entry!], not grumpycrumpy, as his isn't valid on account of being wrong...

[aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB]

Oh TLR's is superb then! I completely missed that, and hang my head in apologetic shame.

Congrats to the pair of you for both coming up with "container" answers to the clue before.

[Duma]

Dress code.

Published research and development on Queen's dress code. [8]

[aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB]

 

[Duma]

alternative spelling of cryptanalyst? can't find any mention online.

[aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB]

alternative spelling of cryptanalyst? can't find any mention online.

Apolgies everyone,  I've now realized the entire clue is cooked.

Ignore it

[john horscroft]

alternative spelling of cryptanalyst? can't find any mention online.

Apolgies everyone,  I've now realized the entire clue is cooked.

Ignore it

New clue? 

[aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB]

“Gleeful hints” - new tune on an old recorder [7,5]

(Not exactly Ximenean,  but tweaked slightly to allow for better scansion)

[Duma]

Except the answer wasn't recorder, but I think you know this...

[aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB]

Aaargh.


F*ucvkimg Bollocksing Arse!!!

In  that case.

Recorded humiliating retort [3,4]

[tlr]

The person who has to ensure servant faces the correct way has a book one can't put down. (4,6)

[nik at work]

Reading crazy page turner once without regarding Seb is offensive (10)

[Duma]

The person who has to ensure servant faces the correct way

[grumpycrumpy]

 

Before being  spoilt the soldier makes a shrewd withdrawal ( 7 )

retreat

I've forgotten how I came to 'shrewd' , but it did make perfect sense at the time ......

[Lund]

Reading crazy page turner once without regarding Seb is offensive (10)

Er... should that be NINE letters?

Sorry, am new at this game.  Might be on crack.

[Lund]

Reading crazy page turner once without regarding Seb is offensive (10)

Er... should that be NINE letters?

Sorry, am new at this game.  Might be on crack.

In fact, nope - am wrong.  Nearly there, but have a missing letter issue.  So shall wait for someone else to get it.

[johnx2]

Common, repugnant, expecting? 

[john horscroft]

Common, repugnant, expecting?

Numbers John? 

[john horscroft]

Common, repugnant, expecting?

Pregnant Hon? You must contain Cleo's Beau!   (7)

[johnx2]

Reading crazy page turner once without regarding Seb is offensive (10)

Er... should that be NINE letters?

Sorry, am new at this game.  Might be on crack.

actually I may be on the seven gram rocks myself. Page turner once = anag pool? Regarding = re; seb = coe, so without regarding seb = take recoe out of the pool, leaving repugnant which is 9 letters. Erm...? Shouldn't do this in a hurry.