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Maybe he jousts regularly...the worry is that he is usually correct. Ha ha.

Well my answer is singular
Im on the phone so Ill parse the clueless one later chris
"don't panic" as someone once said ;-)

It's OK, BBM - GK supplied a parsing for me.

1 LIKE SMOKE ("likes moke" - a moke is a donkey)

2. AT ARMS?

3. VAMOOSE (MOO or "low" in VASE)

4. VAMPLATE (protective ring on a lance; VAMP - improvise. e.g. on a piano, anagram "tale")

5.?

Couldn't fathom number 5 Jolan (very devious) as hard as I tried, but here are my efforts and thank you:

1) like smoke (takes a shine to /likes + moke/donkey)
2) at odds ( sat + odd /rum anag )
3) vamoose (vase/vessel and insert moo/low)
4) vamplate (vamp /improvise +tale anag)
5) ???????? looking forward to this one

Andy

Just the two today Jolan. Brain not really in gear this afternoon.
#2 AT ODD S
#3 VA MOO SE

Great clues as always- my mind was on the right wavelength today I think.

Here are my suggestions:

1. Very quickly takes a shine to donkey (4,5) LIKE SMOKE as in very quickly. Likes (takes a shine to) + Moke (donkey)

2. Sat about imbibing rum in conflict (2,4) AT ODDS- In conflict. Odd (rum) inside an anagram of sat (about is indicator)

3. Get away from place low in this vessel (7) VAMOOSE-Get away. Moo (low) in Vase (vessel)

4. Improvise tale about a guard for the hand on a lance (8) VAMPLATE- hand guard on lance. Vamp- improvise + an anagram of tale (about is indicator)

5. Wanting to have a woven fabric, I’m in Scotland (4,7) FORT WILLIAM- in Scotland. For (wanting to have) + Twill (woven fabric) + I Am (I’m)

Well done, dja.

Thanks, jolan - great fun as ever.

I have only #4
Vamplate

Having a bad day today. :((

Thanks for all your hard work, jolan

I got as far as "like s****" (but couldn't find the right donkey) and I forgot the alternative for "low". Sigh.........