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The usual site problems (aarrgh). Got them all, but have to run off to a funeral. Hope to be back in time; don't think I should post at the graveside. Perhaps it's the cardamom, Rosalind.

hi jolan
Late checking in....
I have 3 and 4 on first read-through.
I will keep trying.
jg

Smokin' Jazzy! :))

Good afternoon, jolan, it's taken me quite while but I've now got them all. I think #2 is the best, although #1 took the longest to twig.

Good for you Clax. Thanks for taking part.

I have # 1 now :)

1- UNI VOCAL
2- IP SE DI XI T (XI in TIDES PI "brought up")
3- LE T OFF S TEAM
4- SHEEP SHEARER
5- MACH AIR O DONT

Great clues as always.
Here are my suggestions:
1. University said to be unmistakable (8) UNIVOCAL. Uni + Vocal

2. A dogmatic pronouncement from courses taking in eleven with obtrusively religious upbringing? (4,5) IPSE DIXIT. I think this is a reversal of tides (courses) + PI (obtrusively religious) with XI (eleven) inside. Upbringing being reversal indicator

3. Upper-class people in the French line-up give vent to annoyance (3,3,5) LET OFF STEAM. Toffs inside Le (the in French)+ Team (Line Up)

4. Like someone exposing Jacob abominably, he’s spare here (5,7) SHEEP SHEARER. Anagram of he’s spare here. Jacob is a type of sheep so someone ‘exposing’ them would be a shearer.

5. Aggressively male about appearance? Then do not cut down a sabre-toothed tiger (12) MACHAIRODONT. Macho (aggressively male) about Air (appearance) + Do not cut down or shortened= Don’t

1 UNIVOCAL
2 IPSE DIXIT
3 LET OFF STEAM
4 SHEEP SHEARER
5 MACHAIRODONT

Thank you, jolan.

Thanks for these, Jolan.
Your ingenuity is as devilish as ever. Wonderful clues.
Here is my stab at them.
1. University said to be unmistakable (8) – UNIVOCAL? (Uni – short for university, with vocal – said, gives univocal – in Chambers as unmistakable?)

2. A dogmatic pronouncement from courses taking in eleven with obtrusively religious upbringing? (4,5)- IPSE DIXIT? ( Tides – courses, taking in eleven – XI with Pi – obtrusively religious, all reversed (upbringing) gives ipse dixit- a dogmatic pronouncement?)

3. Upper-class people in the French line-up give vent to annoyance (3,3,5)- LET OFF STEAM? ( Toffs- upper class people, in “the” in French – Le , with team – line up gives “Let off steam”- vent annoyance?)

4. Like someone exposing Jacob abominably, he’s spare here (5,7)- SHEEP SHEARER? ( “Someone exposing Jacob” ( a type of sheep) is “he’s spare here” abominably- anagram of sheep shearer?)

5. Aggressively male about appearance? Then do not cut down a sabre-toothed tiger (12)- MACHAIRODONT? (Aggressively male – Macho, around air - appearance with “do not” cut down- don’t, gives Machairodont – a sabre toothed tiger?)

Thanks again.
AB