Cryptic clues

[Luddite Joe]

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Crossbar

Kerching

 

[RichardB]

I've got a load of laundry on right now so....

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detergent

ONE HUNNERD AND EIGHTEEEEEE!

 

[RichardB]

Gold medallist found corruption in race meeting. (5)

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Gold medallist found corruption in race meeting. (5)

Ooh, I know this one! Do I get a Kaboom!!?

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Trott (rot in TT)

 

[jefmcg]

thanks everyone for continuing to explain how you get to the solutions. I may yet solve one before enough clues have been given to make the solution googlable.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

thanks everyone for continuing to explain how you get to the solutions. I may yet solve one before enough clues have been given to make the solution googlable.

I've been trying to remember to put a brief explanation in answers when I get them. Glad it helps.

 

[jefmcg]

Off topic (ish) but I wouldn't mind some feedback. How can I improve this (I had to give a hint before it was solved)?

OK, cycling related.

We hear Gangnam Style has a steady beat? (7)

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K-dance, also known as cadence?

 

[Motobecane]

Off topic (ish) but I wouldn't mind some feedback. How can I improve this (I had to give a hint before it was solved)?

It seems OK to me. I just didn't know the Gangnam reference. Possibly the clue didn't have very clear 'definition' in terms of biking terminology? I'm no expert though!

 

[RichardB]

Ooh, I know this one! Do I get a Kaboom!!?

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Trott (rot in TT)

You do indeed, Sir. Kaboom!

I'm going to have to think of some harder ones

 

[RichardB]

Ham snack diver about, a Manxman. (4, 9)

 

[GM]

Ham snack diver about, a Manxman. (4, 9)

Mark Cavendish

 

[GM]

Clue.... Must dash, off to see Norman Tebbit. ( 2, 4, 4 )

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Off topic (ish) but I wouldn't mind some feedback. How can I improve this (I had to give a hint before it was solved)?

I answered with a question mark because the component parts of the clue didn't really sound like the answer. The second syllable of cadence is pronounced as an unstressed /e/ (known as a schwa in phonetics) in standard English. In practice, it's closer to dunce than it is to dance.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Clue.... Must dash, off to see Norman Tebbit. ( 2, 4, 4 )

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http://www.onyourbike.com/

 

[jefmcg]

It seems OK to me. I just didn't know the Gangnam reference. Possibly the clue didn't have very clear 'definition' in terms of biking terminology? I'm no expert though!

Thanks for the feedback.

Did you really miss the whole Gangnam Style thing? The video has had 2.5 billion hits on youtube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&v=9bZkp7q19f0

I answered with a question mark because the component parts of the clue didn't really sound like the answer. The second syllable of cadence is pronounced as an unstressed /e/ (known as a schwa in phonetics) in standard English. In practice, it's closer to dunce than it is to dance.

Ah, and I pronounce dance more http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/media/american_english/us_pron/d/dan/dance/dance__us_1.mp3 than http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/media/english/uk_pron/d/dan/dance/dance__gb_1.mp3 (thank you http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/)

My question mark was because of the dubious homonym and because there is no such thing as K-dance. Oh, well, I will try hard if I ever solve another one.

thanks!