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Good morning! Dreary old weather here today. The (waterlogged) grass is still growing. How very cheerful of me!! Hope today's clues will be entertaining. Happy solving. J

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

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

1. Very quickly takes a shine to donkey (4,5)

2. Sat about imbibing rum in conflict (2,4)

3. Get away from place low in this vessel (7)

4. Improvise tale about a guard for the hand on a lance (8)

5. Wanting to have a woven fabric, I’m in Scotland (4,7)

Hi Jolan,
Good to have you back.
At first reading I have #2

No golf today Jolan so looking forward to these: I believe I have 1,2 & 3 and possibly 4 (not parsed yet). Will crack on.

Good afternoon jolan, glad to see you're back on line. I only see #4 on reading so look forward to tussling with the others.
Thought you'd like to know the bulb didn't light with "playpen" until well into the Wednesday last time! Simultaneously wanted to throttle you and shake your hand, very well done, lovely. Cheers.

Hi jolan
Good to see you back. Nothing on first reading, but I've nothing planned for this afternoon, so I'll be able to give further consideration to them.

Second reading I see #1 - lovely!

Hi Rossim, Andyc, ginge (Ta!) and Chrise. Glad they're going well. Keep at it. J

I've got #3

I think I may have the answer to #2, but I can't quite make it work.

Still stuck on 4 & 5 I have an answer which makes some sense for 4 but keep drawing a blank with 5. Head beginning to hurt,