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Good morning friends. Hope you have fun with these. One unusua definition (to me, anyway)employing simple words. See you later. 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. Cut short the audacious defeat (5)
2. Muhammad Ali supports faults of character not at first apparent? (4.2.4)
3. Marked an unfinished wedding cake? (7)
4. Escaping the trap and pursued by the rat, he ran all the more (3,6)
5. Toy tack brought in to cut fish (8-4)

They look tricky Jolan...I'm going out for a liquid lunch so I'll have a look in later.

Hello, Jolan. Just looking in, and only see 2 right off. No doubt andyc will have an advantage after his lunch. I need coffee.

Only got No 2 so far, Jolan, but will keep on trying!

Mornin' Ari and Andyc. I'm also just peeking in prior to starting to give leylandii their winter trim. Hope Adny reutrns sfaly frooom taht lnuch!

GM too GK. No. 4 is the 'unusual' one (methinks). Off to trim the noo.

hi jolan
I've got 2,3 and 4.
Hope your new hedge-trimmer is going well.
J

Hi jolan - hope you are well.
Just got back in (lovely day here) and had a quick look - only no.2 jumps out at me. Not long to wait to see the answers, but I'll give the others some more thought.

Got 3 and possibly 5;stumped by 1 & 4 still!

hic!