[grumpycrumpy]

Slab , I accepted the french coffee (2, 7) ......

[grumpycrumpy]

  ....... Anybody out there ? .......

[john horscroft]

 

....... Anybody out there ? .......

            .....ok, I'm ready, give us a clue... 

[grumpycrumpy]

' I accepted ' is totally superfluous ...... It's only there to get labia into the clue .......

[grumpycrumpy]

Slab , (I accepted ) the french brand of coffee ( 2, 7 ) ............

[johnx2]

There's probably a granite slab somewhere in spain called 'La Nescafe'?  And there's no doubt 'Pedriza' got to be a brand of coffee

[Stabbsy]

La Nescafe is a slab problem on the Cuvier red circuit, to the left of the Marie Rose. I just hadn't had chance to make up a clue....

[johnx2]

Oh dear. You mean there’s bouldering apart from the Swastica Stone easies?  Sorry for the fine display of ignorance. Things ain’t going to improve:

Coco Cola, Nescafe, Jo from getting on Perry’s hubby all identifying livestock (6)

[grumpycrumpy]

A symbol , something Willie Brandt would have spent  after swapping ( 9 ) ........


I'm hoping that the answer to the last clue was (5) not (6) ......

[johnx2]

once people stop trusting you.... they're  all examples of brands plural as per the deffn, so six letters. hey ho not to worry

[grumpycrumpy]

  ......

A symbol that Russell Brand spanking would leave after swapping ....... (9) 

[aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB]

Police inspector tackles trademark rip-off? [8]

[aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB]

We all cool with this one?

[johnx2]

er, yeah. Apart from not actually being able to do it.




(showing my working: synonym for 'police'' - many different meanings inc oversee, or for 'rip-off'. Off could signify anag of r-i-p. Trademark could be logo or a few other things I guess. Police Inspector could be abreviated to PI. Dunno what tackles signifies. Getting nowhere.)

[SA Chris]

I think I might know the answer, but I'm probably wrong and my clues are terrible.

[aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB]

I think I might know the answer, but I'm probably wrong and my clues are terrible.

This makes it a bit clunkier, but should tell you if you're answer is correct. [sic]

Fictional police inspector tackles trademark rip-off characters? [8]

As will:

[SA Chris]

I think I'm way off,if saxophones are involved.

[aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB]

I know young Crumpage has the answer.

(On which track did the saxophone memorably appear?)

[grumpycrumpy]

I admit to knowing the answer aLICE ......... But another clue from me will cost you a dram from that bottle of  Springbank ........

[metal arms]

Sherlock Holmes bizarre hustle (6)

[aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB]

Sherlock Holmes wasn't a copper…

[metal arms]

Which seems to be a reasonable point.

Thought it was that from all the chat about saxophones etc.

Give grumpycrumpy a dram so we can move this thread along then please.

[grumpycrumpy]

Balestra ,  deep unthinking jump after taking the piss ( 5 ) ...... I expect the dram's in the post  .....

[aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB]

Balestra ,  deep unthinking jump after taking the piss ( 5 ) ...... I expect the dram's in the post  .....

Not given the unmitigated disaster that was Friday.

(I'm still in tears, you know!)

[johnx2]

Lestrade, bollocks. How stupid is it possible to be? (The big clue confused me more, and believe me I’m easily confused, there being a series of books about a fictional Inspector Rafferty).  Anyway…

Sung by large lunged ladies they chose those slain in battle, Richard gave them a ride  ( 9 )