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Good morning friends. Hope the following will prove entertaining. J

I set crossies just for pleasure. I wonder if some of you excellent regulars would like to try a few of my clues? Since they're new, no letters!

Please withhold solutions till 5 pm (GMT+1) to allow others to have a go.

1. American way to fish (4)
2. Undesirable limitations surround new lip shavers (10)
3. Gather I have no international assemblage of family, for example (10,4)
4. Metaphysical switches and lanterns, etc. (14)
5. Get lead army (7)

Just bringing this back to the forefront.

1. American way to fish - cast? (ca for california (american) +st (way) - cast to fish . Undesirable limitations surround new lip shavers-striplings? (anagram lip+strings)
3. Gather I have no international assemblage of family, for example - collective noun? (collect +Ive +no UN)
4. Metaphysical switches and lanterns, etc. -transcendental? (anagram)
5. Get lead army - command (triple meaning)

I agree except for No1. Pike. US term for a highway and a fish.

I can't type as quickly as AB!

Agree with all the answers and explanations.

Thanks again Jolan for another set of clever clues.

OOps,-now I see Philip's answer I think he is correct.

Hi Friends.

Hope not going to be controversial today!

Hi Wendy, AB, Phillip an Tony.

I would not accept Ca = American when I'm setting.
1. Is a double. Phillip sussed it out. Pike = highway = Am. was = fish.

AB. 2, 3, 4 spot-on.

5. army = command; get = command arte not in mt Chambers/Oxford Thesauri. Neither is get = army = command.

It was meant to be a homophone (get or got)

lead = marshall (Ch/Ox Thes) sounds like (get) MARTIAL = (adj)army. Ch/Ox Thesauri.

I await any forthcoming brickbats with great fear, lol. Mgo to dinner as 'she who must be obeyed' is calling. See you later

Sorry for all the typos/ American way = turnpike = pike (Ch Dict). Must go.

I'm beginning to think I don't like my no. 5.


What do you solvers think think? Back after chow

Hi again Jolan.

Not sure I'm with you on Martial = Army.
To me Martial is warlike/military while
Army is more militia than martial.

See you next week all being well.