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Good morning friends. Hope you are all well. The muse had difficulty in finding my shoulder this week and I've just managed to set the last clue now. Hope the brain workout will be enjoyable. 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 + 1) to allow others to have a go.

1. Just prune leader in garden plot and bloom becomes something that has to be abandoned as a failure (6,5)

2. Boxes of bracelets? (5)

3. Fast Teutonic dance – that is what all women do, in Rome? (4,3,5)

4. Capital cognac! Single or double? (5)

5. Sermonize without a church and work up to a promotion, especially within the church (10)

Morning Jolan - hope you and yours are well today. I have #2 and #3. Will try to think on the rest :)

..and #4 now :)

Good morning jolan I trust you're well.
Thankfully last week's problems getting onto the forum seem a one-off. I see 2 straight off but I'll enjoy tussling with the others. Thanks for brightening up Tuesdays especially since they're only likely to become drearier (in Britain) weather wise for the next few months!

Good morning Ginge. Getting colder although nice and bright in North Wales this a.m.

Hi RE. Good start! Hope you are quite well nowadays. #1 and #5 are the 'difficult' ones this week. Keep at it!

Hi Jolan,
Colder here in Devon but bright, and the sun is trying to break through.
I've managed to solve #2 and #3. I have to go out this afternoon. I doubt if I'll be back by 5pm but will look in later.

Hi, jolan! Got 2, 3 & 5; still working on 1 & 4!

Got #5 now as well - I think :)

Afternoon Jolan, thanks for this a will give it a bash

Just a last peek before 5, Hi Rossim and GK. Well done RE, one to go. Welcome imagcq. See ye later