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

cf. BA, BP, BT, BBC, BMJ ...

THE B IN BP DOESN'T STAND FOR ANYTHING

it's kinda been a 'thing' lately iirc

lol

Short, romantic, and all the rest (3)

etc ?

i am really stumped with the two novelists in today's grauniad btw

correctera

"slut" is key.

don't get etc btw.

It's short for et cetera

peter cetera?

it's the 'short, romantic' bit that's stumping me. sorry am thick.

etcetera shortened, all the rest in 'the' romantic language. imo, probably

yep. no complaints here.

I think you'll find, actually, that the lengthy explanations provided at great time and possibly expense (in the opportunity cost sense) were actually on foot of your complaints. Actually.

so what's 'getting nothing for being old and not being entertained' (8)

is the 'so what's' part of it, or are you quoting a clue?

quoting. today's paper. stuck. annoyed.

any letters? I want us all on the same starting point here. also, stuck with blank canvas on this one.

contempt?

(mostly random guessing (i suck at these) so probably wrong here)

I think you'll find, actually, that the lengthy explanations provided at great time and possibly expense (in the opportunity cost sense) were actually on foot of your complaints. Actually.

I do apologise, if I ever again feel like making a simple and polite request for elucidation I'll be sure to bite my tongue and live with my ignorance.

so what's 'getting nothing for being old and not being entertained' (8)

honorary = hoary around nor (nor=not, 'being entertained' some kind of indicator of container/contents apparently). btw this is the go-to place when stuck on grauniad or indie or ft:
http://fifteensquared.net/

a) Do that

b) Nobody asked for your internet-searched answer maaaayne

now giz' clue

got it with my (+colleagues) own pure brain power. would've finished the damn thing if it weren't for 11ac, stupid bloody obscure sheep breeds.

Tearjerker encapsulates something transcendental - well that's what I think! (7)

opinion

o - pi - nion

damnit really thought that one might have lasted longer than a minute

sorry, too much time on my hands this morning

Useful native Americans round Illinois (5)

utile?

is the right answer

^ tryin to imagine that delivered in deayton monotone but w/ hull acent

I have a fucked-up Black Country meets Hull accent tbh

i don't know what a black country accent sounds like- pls to list local celebs

Sounds like Brummie to the untrained ear but is different. Noddy Holder's accent is more Black Country than Brum. Lenny Henry too I think.

Robert Plant was born in West Brom but spent too long in the States obv.

i have only heard l henry speak at length out of those. generally in the period between recognising him and finding the remote, so my recollection is probably imperfect.

dally with erotic Spartan(13)

procrastinate

yep.

List of values, perhaps listed, probably valueless (10)

nihilistic?

not really on the right track there tbh

it may be a bit cryptic tbh, i'm sure ledge will be all up in arms about it

I have v. strict rules for clues meself, but only when I'm setting

logarithms

?

jeez i get a ? after 11 seconds?

no

they're both p good answers, if that keeps you motivated.

nah I was indicating it was a guess

how would you indicate assured certainty?