Explanation for Potpourri 18

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G8.  Report about heroin and cannabis

Report = bang

Heroin = h

Bang about h = bhang = cannabis

H8. Try to get a lift in Northumberland

In is containment indicator ; answer is in norTHUMBerland

I8. American ally about to control one African country

American ally = Bud ( short for buddy )

About is containment indicator  

Control = run     one = i

BU RUN D I  = African country

J8. They make fast speed when sailing under marine hazard

Speed when sailing = knots

Under indicates positional indicator

Marine hazard = reef

Reef knots is the answer

K8. She's eye-pleasing but out

Out is anagram indicator

Rearranging “eye pleasing but” we have Sleeping Beauty

L8. Compassionate and at first cock-a-hoop?

At first cock = C

A hoop = a ring

Answer is Caring

M8. Walk quietly around inner most part of Chinese area - you might see this?

Walk quietly = pad

Inner most part of chiNese = N

Area = A

Around is containment indicator

PA N D A is the answer

N8. Dealer turning up A Study in Scarlet , perhaps ?

A study in Scarlet = red art

Reversing it we have Trader

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G8.  Report about heroin and cannabis (5)  _ _ A _ _
H8. Try to get a lift in Northumberland (5) _ _ _ M _
I8. American ally about to control one African country (7)  _ U _ _ _ _ _
J8. They make fast speed when sailing under marine hazard (4,5)  R _ _ _ _ N _ _ _
K8. She's eye-pleasing but out (8,6) _ _ E _ _ _ N _ _ E _ _ _ _
L8. Compassionate and at first cock-a-hoop? (6)  _ _ R _ _ _
M8. Walk quietly around inner most part of Chinese area - you might see this? (5) _ _ N _ _
N8. Dealer turning up A Study in Scarlet , perhaps ? (6)  _ _ A _ _ _

Jay

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Explanation for Potpourri 17

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W5. Artist visits bank when 100-1 horse wins?

Artist = RA

Bank = rely

Rarely fits the definition of when a 100-1 horse wins.

X5. Turn up if general networker?

IF turned up gives us FI

Sherman was a general in the American Civil War

Fisherman is a networker ( one who works with nets )

Y5. It hurts to split couple getting excited

It hurts = ow (exclamation when one gets hurt)

Couple = wed

OW splits WED to give us WOWED which is excited

Z5. Film family, hearing notices, fusses about run

Notices = marks

Marks sounds like MARX

Fusses = bothers

Run = r

Bothers about R gives us Brothers

Marx Brothers were a film family

Jay

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Explanation for Potpourri 16

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T5. Play with family and regal wrangling

Family = Kin

Wrangling is an anagram indicator.

When applied to regal , we have g lear

Hence , we have King Lear which is a Shakespeare play.

U5. Blow when a king and queen invade and become established 

Blow = toot

A king = a k

Queen = er

Invade is an indicator which drives  A K ER into TOOT

T ake r oot  = become established

V5. Forward material item that supports philosophy

Material item that supports = Bra

Philosophy = Zen

Brazen = Forward

W5. Artist visits bank when 100-1 horse wins? (6) _ _ _ E _ _

X5. Turn up if general networker? (9) _ _ _ H _ _ _ A _ 

Y5. It hurts to split couple getting excited (5) _ _ W _ _

Z5. Film family, hearing notices, fusses about run (4,8) _ _ R _ _ _ O _ _ _ _ _

Jay

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Q5. Bean soup, nothing less, for seconds (7-2) 

Bean = runner

Soup (nothing less ) = soup – o = sup

Runners up = seconds

R5. Not just a place of amusement, but lead-free (6) 

A place of amusement = funfair

Funfair ( lead free) = funfair – f = unfair

Unfair = not just

S5. Liquid assets bank turned over to top man? Excellent! (7,7) 

Bank = row

Row ( turned over) = wor

Top man = king

Excellent = capital

Working capital = liquid assets

T5. Play with family and regal wrangling (4,4) _ _ _ _ _ E _ _

U5. Blow when a king and queen invade and become established (4,4) _ _ _ E _ _ _ _

V5. Forward material item that supports philosophy (6) _ _ _ _ E _

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Explanation for Potpourri 14

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N5. Temperature raised in part of body (5)

Temperature = T

Raised = high

Part of body = T + High = thigh

O5. Negative feeling I had returned,say, about son (8)

I had = I’d

I’d returned = Di

Say = state

Son = s

Say about son = sta s te

Negative feeling = di sta s te = distaste

P5.Loose woman in family suffering a loss initially (5)

Woman in family = auntie

Auntie (suffering a loss initially) = auntie – a = untie = loose

Q5. Bean soup, nothing less, for seconds (7-2) _ U _ _ _ R _ _ _

R5. Not just a place of amusement, but lead-free (6) _ _ _ A _ _

S5. Liquid assets bank turned over to top man? Excellent! (7,7) _ _ R _ _ _ _  _ A _ _ _ A _

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Explanation for Potpourri 13

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K5.The old record could make you cry (4)

‘the’ old = ye

Record = lp

Yelp = cry

L5. Not having succeeded, struggled to reveal hidden valuables (5)

Struggled = strove

Strove without succeeded(s) = trove

Trove = hidden valuables

M5. The uniform’ll need changing – it’s unimpressive (3-2-3-4)

‘The uniform’ll’ changes to run of the mill which means unimpressive. 

N5. Temperature raised in part of body (5) _ _ _ _ H

O5. Negative feeling I had returned,say, about son (8) _ _ _ _ A _ _ E

P5.Loose woman in family suffering a loss initially (5) _ _ _ I _

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Explanation for Potpourri 12

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H5. Popular graduate in court damaged hospital equipment (9)

Popular = in

Graduate = ba

Court ‘damaged’ = cutor

Ba in cutor = cu ba tor

So, in + cubator = incubator = hospital equipment

I5. Criminal finally makes drop after a month (4-6)

Finally makes = S

A month = A FEB

Drop = LOWER

Lower ‘after’ a feb = AFEB LOWER

Hence, we have S + A FEB LOWER = SAFE BLOWER = Criminal

J5. In football, the ref is alert (3,5)

‘in’ indicates container clue

footbALL THE REf  containes all there which is a synonym for ALERT

K5.The old record could make you cry (4) _ _ _ _

L5. Not having succeeded,struggled to reveal hidden valuables (5) _ R _ _ _

M5. The uniform’ll need changing – it’s unimpressive (3-2-3-4) _ _ _ O_ _ _ _ M _ _ _

Jay