Champ's moment of truth (6)

...is a clue in today's Grauniad crossword. Another potentially apt:

Expert takes quick turn (7)

(The answers cross; the first letter of the above is the last letter
of the title clue.)

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KotPT -- "for stupidity above and beyond the call of duty".

 

Pah. I think I've lost my crossword mojo.

 

Me too. I've had a good ol' look at these and nothing springs to
mind.

Northerners - too thick to read the Guardian.

PS Have you managed to get 1 Down in the Sun quick break crossword
yet?

 

1D. Found at bottom of bird cage (4) Something-something-I-T.

 

Nah, I only look at the pictures.

 

Yeah, that's the one.

I think there's a printing mistake and it should be 5 letters ... P A
R I T

 

Dr Ivan D. Reid secured a place in history by writing:

This is one of three I couldn't get today. I left the paper at work, but
seem to remember 'hatchet' fitted, but for no good reason.

Someone tell me the right answer, FFS.

 

Yes, hatchet would fit, but it's actually quick = HOT + turn = SHOT
-> HOTSHOT = expert.

I take it you got CRUNCH then? It was actually the last answer I
got, having taken some time to come up with UNCERTAIN.

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KotPT -- "for stupidity above and beyond the call of duty".

 

Dr Ivan D. Reid secured a place in history by writing:

Remember the answer, but not the clue - I was doing it with a colleague in
a car from Manchester to London, generally read the G but don't have time
for the crossword, and have got out of the habit anyway. But she's a
Telegraph crossword fan, we finished that in minutes, so turned to the G.

So...what was the 'Uncle blah blah good meal' about? - had all the letters,
but neither of us could see it, looked an anagram but gave up in disgust on
it....

 

Uncle Henry has no cooked meal (8)
Anagram of UNCLE + H (as in king, HR) + ON -> LUNCHEON

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WP7# 3000 LC Unit #2368 (tinlc) UKMC#00009 BOTAFOT#16 UKRMMA#7 (Hon)
KotPT -- "for stupidity above and beyond the call of duty".

 

I'm starting to feel like Champ here[1] - what a bloody obtuse set of
clues. At least with the Telegraph's compliers when you get it you
think, "Oh yes, of course".

[1] With regard to crosswords, not in any sort of good with wimmin/
fast on a bike/held together with Meccano sort of way.

 

I don't get the "+ON" bit at all.

 

In communiqué

Uncle Henry has no cooked meal.
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`has no'.

 

Font **** up. Strangely looks OK quoted though.

Think of 'no'.
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.... and 'cooked' suggests that it's an anagram.

 

wait, wait, where does the "AS" of "HAS" go, and why?

 

It's still wanky - I'm sure we could come up with some much better
ones ...

Immigrant arrests Champ (4)
Confused insulting Jap holds Champ's leg (3)
Champ's unmatched fits are in disarray (3-6,4)

etc, etc.

 

It doesn't. "uncle h" has "no" - ie.take the the letters u,n,c,l,e,h,n
and o - that lot is cooked (i.e. scrambled) to give a meal.

 

that's just stupidly contrived.