Cryptic Crossword Clue again

[de g.]

A couple of half-assed attempts to go at:

Shem regularly argues about playmaker (3,5)

Biden argument about Thai English learners is frankly, useless? (3,8)

 

[jockdodds]

It's a really good clue, with every element of it being used to lead accurately to the right conclusion. I often struggle with Paul, the only one I ever manage to do much with is Cyclops in the Private Eye (Eddie James, who is also Brummie in the Guardian).

Favourite recent one is:

What Trump apparently failed to do before bombing Iran, leading to absurd stark messiness (4,10)

(Anagram [absurd] of stark messiness, answer is relevant for me from a professional perspective!)

OK, I got that one!

 

[Brian Deane]

Man who Shoes Horses (8)


Name the Animal with a Cunt halfway up its back (5)

 

[DifferentClass]

You’re aware of the infamous South Park episode?

Ron Atkinson goes on Wheel of Fortune...

 

[djbaldken]

You’re aware of the infamous South Park episode?

No?????

 

[Gimli]

A couple of half-assed attempts to go at:

Shem regularly argues about playmaker (3,5)

Biden argument about Thai English learners is frankly, useless? (3,8)

Hmm pretty sure Tahith Chong is the answer to the second but can’t work out why…

First one is nice

 

[Kenilworth]

Man who Shoes Horses (8)


Name the Animal with a Cunt halfway up its back (5)

Beaver is 6

 

[Brian Deane]

Beaver is 6

Its not a Beaver

 

[prince albert]

Man who Shoes Horses (8)


Name the Animal with a Cunt halfway up its back (5)

Horse
(Police horse)

 

[de g.]

Hmm pretty sure Tahith Chong is the answer to the second but can’t work out why…

First one is nice

We've more than one for who the definition "is, frankly useless" might apply, and Chongy isn't the one in this case!

 

[de g.]

Winger crashed in hot hatch, Golf? (6,5)

 

[Fade2Blade]

African drum (3+3)

Mud Hut

 

[Gimli]

Winger crashed in hot hatch, Golf? (6,5)

Aha! Now that one is Chongy!!

 

[Gimli]

Blame Norwich collapse on combative midfielder (7,5)

 

[de g.]

Aha! Now that one is Chongy!!

With the three 'H's in his name, that anagram jumped out at me.

Our most valuable asset is also about right in accounts? (5,6)

 

[de g.]

Blame Norwich collapse on combative midfielder (7,5)

Nice!

 

[Gimli]

With the three 'H's in his name, that anagram jumped out at me.

Our most valuable asset is also about right in accounts? (5,6)

And Re
Brooks

 

[de g.]

And Re
Brooks

Strangely I find writing clues easier than solving them.

Cat name in list of saints plays with Ball? (3,6)

 

[FatPaul]

Tom summatt

(Added the extra "T" to make it fit, you're welcome)

 

[de g.]

The squad photographer's musical subject, Bramall Lane captured in a high quality image. (6,9)

 

[de g.]

Tom summatt

(Added the extra "T" to make it fit, you're welcome)

Aside from it being too many letters, I thought we'd abandoned the AI scouting for players no-one had ever heard of?

 

[Gimli]

We've more than one for who the definition "is, frankly useless" might apply, and Chongy isn't the one in this case!

Of course! Finally got it

 

[prince albert]

Of course! Finally got it

Did you have a Gus at the anagram