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Good morning friends. Hope the week went well. I'm afraid today's offering are a "last minute" compilation. I've counted the letters very carefully this week :) Hopefully all will be well. 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. Simple skill shown in securing rope at sea (7)

2. Dogs silent men? (9)

3. Complaint resulting from bar gossip (7)

4. Not fully able to exploit erstwhile lags (7)

5. Little lawbreaker gaining access to criminal-aid is not in good taste (14)

Good morning jolan, I hope you are well. I didn't get a chance to look in last week so I'm eagerly anticipating "locking horns" once more. #5 struck me on reading, I won't spoil things for others explaining why!

G'day ginge. Gracious! I thought #5 would be the most difficult. Well done.

Hi Jolan
I've just printed off your clues and look forward to a bit of head-scratching during a late lunch.

Hi jolan
Lovely morning here, so we've been out with the dog. I'll get changed, then consider this week's clues.

I'm having the usual problems with the site (awful). Only see 3 right off...

First time I've been able to get on since last post. You just love those variants, don't you, Jolan?

4 loiters

1-
2- MALE MUTES (didn't know you could spell it this way)
3- LOCK JAW
4- LOITERS (hidden)
5- DISCRIMINATION? (anag CRIMINA[L A]ID IS NOT)

1 SPARTAN
2 MALEMUTES
3 TEARFUL?
4 LOITERS
5