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Seven themed (wordplay, answer or both) clues marking an anniversary and linked by a final clue. Numbers 3 and 5 should be treated as down clues.

Feel free to comment but please don't post actual answers until 18.00 today, when a suitable prize will be awarded.



1.Promising percussionist fried...bootiful!(6,7)

2.Single bird gets lost going round ancient monument(10)

3.Choking on rising vomit shock...not one's own(6)

4.Cacti danger ending tragically?(7,9,8)

5.70's style speaker...not quiet...goes up to eleven(4)

6.Give a daft Ozzie a gun love, it may frighten girls in tight pants(9)

7.Gee, I dig chub wool awfully, how could I leave this behind?(3,6)



Is this a Scots chimney without a hole? No...
an English flower species (hard to believe) holds the key apparently(4,2,6,3)

Looks challenging, ixion. I see only 2, 3, and 5 right off, but will get back to it later. Do you ever sleep?

thanks ixion, fond memories of your 'weekend warmups' have been aroused! i've a couple here i can parse, and a couple i can't.
i've also got the link which is a big help, see you later.

...weekend warm up - if anyone cares to search.

Nice to see you Aristo and Trevor...

I should probably point out that the answer to 1. doesn't appear using onelook.com (though 4. and 7. surprisingly do) and non UK solvers may not be aware of the "bootiful" range.
6. requires knowledge of the theme to understand the definition part.

Hi Ixion.
Being a "daft ozzie" only #2 came straight to mind.
Thanks for the heads up on 4 & 7.
I'll google "bootiful", but suspect I will get no further :-)
cheers

Ps: Even though we refer to our country as "Oz" we call ourselves "Aussie" :-)

I have missed your themed clues, ixion.

Can only do #2 at the moment. Working on the final clue

Hi Busby...Chambers gives Ozzie as a alternative spelling and that (very loosely) fits better with the theme.

Hi Rosalind

These are tricky if you don't recognise the theme and I suspect the subject of the anniversary might be more of a "bloke" thing.