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

SPOILER DO NOT CLICK
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yes well done!

Shouldn't (mightn't?) this clue Language sounding like a vegetable when drunk (7) have a ? at the end to signify its groan-inducing punniness?

i don't get the real answer (mine was better!)

(hint) Shay, buddy, can you shpare a quarter for a drink?

koogs, I had same problem - answer is not title of linked article, but in second sentence.

Work in church and you may wear it (4)

I think I have the answer, but can't work out part of the logic- can anyone help?

work = op (opus), church = ce (church of england). Not quite sure what it is that you would be wearing though...

I thought the solution was "cape", though the above fits. is "ap" an SI unit of some sort?

where is KBP when we need him?

to "wear it" is to cope, perhaps?

that was my best guess.

i knew this, honestly, but i've just looked it up to be certain:

cope2 noun a long sleeveless cape worn by clergy on ceremonial occasions. verb (coped, coping) to dress in a cope.
ETYMOLOGY: 13c: from Latin capa.

I was pretty ennhhhh about "to wear it is to cope" but that's good.

I think that's the same meaning that's used for cope-stone as well - to cover.

just general guardian setter chatter, but didn't realise Araucaria had been on Desert Island Discs recently. And enjoying Paul's blog.

oh, I found out about that because a friend (& v occasional poster here) has started a cryptic blog at the guardian. Here's clue of the week from that:

Attempt to prevent child's precious unit trust being misappropriated (6, 11)

That blog looks like it should be good, I've subscribed.

I quite liked this one that was in a novel I was reading

Butcher has ox tongue (5)

From today's Araucaria (I'm always inordinately pleased when I get even one of his clues!):

Semi-automated nun? (8, 2, 5)

perngher bs unovg

pardon?

I rot13'd it as I'm not sure on how spoiler sensitivity works here these days.

http://www.rot13.com/

aha I see, nice site, and correct answer, well done!

cricketer's answer to question fed if bails dislodged (4, 5)

grrr

Asif Iqbal

(needed to do some googling there!)

yes, not so much a name, more a bad hand at scrabble.

(from yesterday's observer btw)

yeah I go that, particularly nasty one if you don't know about cricket.

last one for sunday's everyman.

Couturier isn't rich, radio broadcast (9, 4)

(i have 7 of the letters and it's still making no sense)

dior, baby.

broadcast as an anag signifier?

yup. originally a farming term for sowing or scattering seed.

Yearning for inside knowledge of cuisine (7)

cooking?

our survey says buh-bahhhh

kitchen

brain a bit flat this week, honest

i see now i was trying to solve 8,5 rather than 9,4 and was scratching my head over a word that was

N _ I _ R

yearning normally = yen but not helping here

NV has already grabbed the brass ring.

http://bestforpuzzles.com/cryptic-crossword-dictionary/anagram-indicators/

wow @ how many of these there are.

Boiled?

nice site, but yeah i daresay a full list of potential anag indicators would be near limitless. can easily come up some not in that list: fabulously, facetiously, factorised, faked, farcical...

xp

yeah, think of vegetables bubbling about in a pot they get pretty mixed up

rubbish!

just thinking about a set of base concepts for anag indicators, of which others would be synonyms:

rearrange (duh) - 'boil' a rather poetic version
destroy
construct (!)
false
insane
strange
drunk (or is that under 'insane?)

forget it. i am no roget.

Had a clever one recently: Skin cherry top in papier-mache (7)

epicarp

Good lord. Would have needed Chambers in hand + many filled-in letters for that.

had the letters for the anagram but never heard of the word

i had it for a bit and miscounted the letters. something to do with fruit iirc