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1. British to dump insane but not stupid clots (7)
THROMBI - anagram of british to dump, less the letters of stupid

2. Marvellous! It’s hidden (3,2,5)
OUT OF SIGHT (double definition)

3. An informal, yet intensive, discussion can take place around endless walks (4-2)
TALK-IN - wALKs in TIN ( for CAN)

4. Whips grow weary with each one coming back to earth (8)
FLAGELLA = FLAG + ALL E back

5. Communist Party and Hungary embrace in agreement about an empty tomb (8)
CENOTAPH - I have CP for Communist Party and H for Hungary - with ATONE backwards?

I neglected to add my thanks to jolan for an entertaining afternoon's head-scratching.

"AT ONE" in #5 is probably better than "ATONE" - I didn't see that.

Hi Jolan

Failed miserably today

1. ?
2. Out of sight - double def
3. ?
4. ?
5. ?

THROMBI
OUT OF SIGHT
TALK-IN
antennae - wrong
?????????

Please forgive - also forgot to offer my thanks.

Me too ! thanks Jolan :)

Only one...no 2....

Many thanks to all who took part. Welcome BBM2.

GK, Ari and AB 5/5. Brill! Andyc 4/5, Jazzy 3/5. Wonderful!

There's no need to add my workings as they've been clearly spelled out. Nevertheless, I'll stick 'em on - just for the record.

1. subtractive anag(insane and not) of “British to dump” - “stupid” = THROMBI = clots
2. (double) Marvellous! (inf) = OUT OF SIGHT! (Chambers Dict – no mention of it being an Americanism) = hidden
3. can = tin; endless walks = alk; ‘take place around’ = TALK-IN = an informal yet intensive discussion (Chambers Dict).
4. grow weary = flag; each one = all (each one of the cups...all of the cups...); Spain = E; each one coming back to Spain = e + lla, yielding FLAGELLA = whips (plu of flagellum)
5. CP + H (Dictionary entries); ‘in agreement’ = ‘at one’ (C.O.D under ‘one’);’ in agreement’ about = ‘eno ta’; CPH ‘embracing’ = C(eno ta)PH = CENOTAPH = an empty tomb (Chambers – principal def).


Off now to diet. I DON'T think so!!! I'll take a peek in again before the night is out.
Thanks for your kind remarks. I'm still amazed at the skill you folf show at "cold solving". CU

Thanks Jolan, great stuff as always.