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and why is 17a Parliament of Grace, OK Grace was a cricketer but cannot parse the rest. The wine tasting last night was very good and totally unconnected with my brain nor working today

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrimage_of_Grace

PIL [lip back] GRIM AGE

Now mamya has put you on the straight and narrow with PILGRIMAGE OF GRACE, you should all be PLOUGHING ON in an EXPONENTIAL way before doing an ODD JOB on the COFFEE TABLE. Having taken your REDUNDANCY PAYMENT, you REMONSTRATE with the MET OFFICE about the DUMPIER PHILANDERER who went to SHANGHAI, the ROTTER! TONIGHT, the RUSH HOUR SOBERED him and AGREED to be CAPABLE of being a NECROMANCER. The YOBBO flew off in a ZEPPELIN and then played with a MEDICINE BALL before taking some ALCOHOL

I'd buy that book.

I tried hard not to look at them all..... but was very weak!

I wouldn't - unless I was a HORSE TRADER with ENGLISH GOTHIC tendencies - but I am a COWARD in CAMOUFLAGE in an AMBIENCE of GUM RESIN or OZONE.

Brackendale, I had all those but I want 2 d

I have often said that it is not much use giving answers to cryptic clues simply because the answer fits the grid. I have strayed from this practice in this post.

So here is a challenge to m.o.m.o., mary6 and smiffy. The best clues, in my humble opinion, are those for SOLAR SYSTEM and REMONSTRATE. Come on, you three. Parse these clues!

SOLAR SYSTEM. Definition=heavenly arrangement (I was thinking of constellations)
stalk=STEM, sauce=SOY, Swede=LARS