Telegraph crossword

[Lady Whistledown]

Nasty case of rectal clap say? (7,6)

That really is quite a splendid effort, I applaud heartily. Have you thought of emailing it to the original clue setter? Perhaps tidied up for newspaper sanitisation- "Nasty case of rectal clap say football club".

Outstanding, and gloriously appropriate

 

[Was not Was]

Nasty case of rectal clap say? Disease-ridden slum dwellers whose preferred thing to eat is a dead cat. (7,6)

Coffee splurted all over keyboard.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Am by rich timing confused over location of tomorrow's game (10,4)

 

[Sussex on Leith]

Olé! Our loan lad turned out to be a permanent signing (8,5)

 

[Sussex on Leith]

Football ground where the sharpest lurk? Not exactly! (8,4)

 

[Lady Whistledown]

How oily anal became number one for South East Londoners (3, 8)

 

[Was not Was]

How oily anal became number one for South East Londoners (3, 8)

 

[Was not Was]

Ministers follow spoils of war empty at Selhurst Park (6,7)

 

[smeariestbat]

from the op, i understand the first bit to get crystal, but cant see how 'hugging dad' gets you 'PAL'?!

 

[Moshe Gariani]

from the op, i understand the first bit to get crystal, but cant see how 'hugging dad' gets you 'PAL'?!

STAL-PA-L = "stand, hugging Dad"... easy when you know how, like a lot of so-called "cryptic" stuff...

Thanks for the compliments on my clue. The internet anagram generators are a good source...

I like the oily anal bumpkin one.

 

[Gwylan]

from the op, i understand the first bit to get crystal, but cant see how 'hugging dad' gets you 'PAL'?!

STAND = STALL wrapped around PA (father)

 

[Moshe Gariani]

Diving cheat Mannion for example? Left wing South African has one inside and a bit of a laugh. (8,4)

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Diving cheat Mannion for example? Left wing South African has one inside and a bit of a laugh. (8,4)

I was racking my brains earlier to come up with one for him.

I like this thread, as it's one unlikely to be hijacked by the Croydon buffoons- none of them will have a (no pun intended) clue what it's about.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Band take to stage: fill stadium with two for price of one tickets? (7)

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Ministers follow spoils of war empty at Selhurst Park (6,7)

I was trying to work out how "most of the stands" was six & seven letters...

 

[Moshe Gariani]

Band take to stage: fill stadium with two for price of one tickets? (7)

nice one - this thread should keep going til we have enough clues to fit together in a grid...

Dispersed lavender as is in three directions and created persistent problem for Coppell. (8,7)

 

[Moshe Gariani]

Nativity play star? Confused randy pal lacking vertical axis. E-aw...!!! (4,6)

 

[fisons]

Judas - soon to be found at the home of mustard but for now in the tennis champion's valley (5,6)

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Record breaking referee recorded absolute zero: Othello lost nothing but gained weight (6,6)

 

[Moshe Gariani]

Time for royal residence to move rapidly accompanied by a South Coast chorus? (6,3)