The official bored-at-work cryptic crossword pass it on thread.

-a-----

(Although, now that I look, apparently this spelling is not considered correct by many)

is that the cheese chronicle or the fat wind?

Taleggio?

Nope. The fat wind.

Fat man getting one hot wind in Baja California (7)

-a---n-

(note again that this now seems to be considered a variant spelling)

Chronicles about saga of cheese (7)
c------

Please to solve these clues before snarky remarks from Casuistry.

cheddar

Please to explain reasoning?

edda is a norse mythology (saga), chr for chronicles (common abbrev. used for the book of the bible).

santana, santa + an ('santa ana' the more common rendering)

Yes and yes, thanks.

Small houses for too much, in pounds (8)

Ah, thanks. Had been trying to fit "IH" into santa (for one, and hot)unsuccessfully there. Did not know the edda thing, though had considered cheddar as a possible answer.

I do like this thread, and I'm glad it's back.

-----g--

cottages?

Yes! OTT in cages. I hate when you stare at these for ages and can't get them, then someone else does and it's really really obvious.

I thought about cottages yesterday, but I could see how it worked. I still didn't understand the OTT until you just capitalized it.

go teamwork! *high fives*

Stir tuna around, hesitate to season (6)

Nature.

Sorry, I mean Autumn don't I?

yup!

Mass protest raised about pork - could this bring the ire of Muslims? (8)

-O------

strictly speaking this should be a down clue.

-O---M--

Mohammed.

This is how you see and hear deceptive art; this is how you feel when a feather attacks. (9)

Optically. Rad clue, very poetic.

Turnaround at end of modern Odyssey? (3)
Pair of Five-0s impound fifty Scandinavian wheels (5)

Yes.
Volvo.

missed this thread.

OK Chris, your turn.

Cryptic snaps:

Your mom is like some Oklahoma city after a tornado has hit! (1, 4)
Your mom is like taffy that's been pulled too much! (5)
Your mom tried to eat Switzerland! (5)

Oh jeez, I screwed up the second one! Don't try to come up with these things before coffee.

Your mom is like taffy that was pulled so much it broke! (3)

Your mom tried to eat Switzerland! (5)
This is very sophisticated., Chris.

Your mom is all about a fish, I see? (8)

I think there's a Jim Thompson novel about that one.

Your mom fills the world with these ladylike skills! (5)

^ can only get two of those

Rash appearance leads some young medical practitioner to opine 'Measles!' (7)

Which ones can't you get? Some are tricky (and some could use more work (and there is some overlap)).

Symptom. Cute!

i've got 'a slut' and 'fat' (i think?)

aha, and 'bitch'!

I got what ledge got

--c------

I'm not sure the other one is really that hard!

Oh, yeah I had got that one too.

Upchucking stale chew-it in burger joint (5,6)

White Castle.

Yes.

Come as you are essay by grad student (9)

Oh, grad

or maybe "returning student"

hot Spanish cold (5)

re: your mom - alcoholic. can only think of whore for t'other one bit can't figure it out.