Some Cryptic Courses

Warbler

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Just something I compiled over xmas for another forum for you to have a stab at. Might be the odd error here and there actually, and haven't got time to re-check the lot but think I've picked most up. Those of you who know the answers through previous post, lay off for the time being please?


1: Radio operator in Chicago area puts weight on {8}
2: Non-smoking cultutre embraces recovery services {4}
3: Trainers and owners conceal information {7}
4: Drawn out bout for title holder {9}
5: Head of friary over takes Issac {6-6}
6: Graduate ended studies confused but still managed a two, two {5-5}
7: Leader of lucky charm is beheaded (5)
8: Bonsa Balsa {8}
9: Fountain head is fine {8}
10: Sounds like it should be in a kitchen we hear {9}
11: Little Derek is on the ball {8}
12: Swiss administrative district prevailed {9}
13: Winston takes in the Sussex countryside {9-5}
14: Tiger slices his tee shot leading to mistake {9}
15: Prolonged military campaign provides the buring light {7}
16: The dog house we hear, has more value than we realised {10}
17: Five secret ingredients are used it the preparation of this bread. It still looks the same though how ever your prepare it. {5}
18: A fish out of water elects not to bat {9}
19: Biblical king envelopes a sporting official {8}
20: Pursuing the academic aggresively {10}
21: Tokyo is experiencing and identity crisis {5}
22: Oberon might live here {10}
23: Girl follows bearer of gifts {5-5}
24: Radio transmitor adds to this beast’s burden [7}
25: Ferocious dump we hear {3-3}
26: Innovative chess manouevre {9}
27: Head of the family might be a sugary daddy {9}
28: Engine splutters back into life after Hydrogen is added {7}
29: The mile race is recalculated erroneously {8}
30: Three sisters {8}
31: The actual truth surrounds the monarch after crossing the Italian bridge {10}
32: The jockey revealed he tried to hamper the winner {5}
33: Retrieving two elements firstly; a catcher has a rye smirk {8}
34: Arson is suspected as being the cause of this fire {3-4}
35: This currency can definately burn a hole in a pocket if lit {8}
36: Canonize a cumulus nimbus? {5-5}
37: Little Maurices strange powers help him read poems properly. There's 2 in 1 there {5}
38: Ban ale dash to effect (3-2-5)
39: Incantation of former England cricket captain {9}
40: Ripped into measure we hear {7}
41: Extreme lows embrace the Frenchman {12}
 
However, I have time to waste cos I'm on lunch :)

5: Newton Abbot? Is the clue wrong?
8: Goodwood.
12: Wincanton
13: Churchill Downs
15: Warwick
20: Huntingdon
21: Kyoto
23: Santa Anita
31: Pontefract?
38: Nad Al Sheba
 
Most are correct. Woodbine isn't though, not sure Deauville was my list either. Newton Abbott is a typo cos I can't spell

Of the one's you've put Q marks against

Baden Baden is correct, as is Naas and pontefract. Is it possible for someone to repaste the list in a marked way (different colour or something?) identifying the one's you've got please? time is against me right here.

YOU'VE GOT UNTIL 12 TONIGHT TO GET THE LOT :clap: norty



Happy hunting :D
 
1) Hamilton
2) Naas

3: Trainers and owners conceal information {7}
4) Longchamp
5) Newton Abbot
6) Baden Baden

7: Leader of lucky charm is beheaded (5)
8) Goodwood
9) Fontwell
10) Deauville?

11: Little Derek is on the ball {8}
12)Wincanton
13)Churchill Downs

14: Tiger slices his tee shot leading to mistake {9}
15)Warwick
16)Kennilworth

17: Five secret ingredients are used it the preparation of this bread. It still looks the same though how ever your prepare it. {5}
18: A fish out of water elects not to bat {9}
19: Biblical king envelopes a sporting official {8}
20)Huntingdon
21)Kyoto
22)Fairyhouse
23)Santa Anita

24: Radio transmitor adds to this beast’s burden [7}
25)Sha tin
26)Newcastle
27)Doncaster

28: Engine splutters back into life after Hydrogen is added {7}
29: The mile race is recalculated erroneously {8}
30: Three sisters {8}
31) Pontefract
32: The jockey revealed he tried to hamper the winner {5}
33: Retrieving two elements firstly; a catcher has a rye smirk {8}
34: Arson is suspected as being the cause of this fire {3-4}
35: This currency can definately burn a hole in a pocket if lit {8}
36: Saint Cloud
37: Little Maurices strange powers help him read poems properly. There's 2 in 1 there {5}
38: Nad al Sheba
39: Chantilly

40: Ripped into measure we hear {7}
41: Extreme lows embrace the Frenchman {12}
 
Updated list:
1) Hamilton
2) Naas
3) Sandown
4) Longchamp
5) Newton Abbot
6) Baden Baden
7) Ascot
8) Goodwood
9) Fontwell
10) Towcester
11) Delaware
12)Wincanton
13)Churchill Downs
14)Catterick
15)Warwick
16)Kennilworth
17)Navan
18)Lingfield
19)Hereford
20)Huntingdon
21)Kyoto
22)Fairyhouse
23)Santa Anita
24: Cartmel
25)Sha tin
26)Newcastle
27)Doncaster
28: Enghien
29: Carlisle?
30) Beverley
31) Pontefract

32: The jockey revealed he tried to hamper the winner {5}
33: Retrieving two elements firstly; a catcher has a rye smirk {8}
34: San Siro
35: Randwick
36: Saint Cloud
37: Epsom
38: Nad al Sheba
39: Chantilly

40: Ripped into measure we hear {7}
41: Extreme lows embrace the Frenchman {12}

Only 4 left!
 
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