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

well i mean obv

nothing to do with suitcases then.

look again

nah just kiddin

suitcases

Was trying to fit "appellation" or related into 10, myself. And now I would like a nice case glass of wine to while away the morning.

(No, it doesn't really work, but I am easily distracted into thoughts of drinking)

Dog bit fatigue? (9)

lassitude

not havin that, no 'sounds like', where's the 'e' in lassie (stuff your 'bit')

Doesn't the question mark indicate a "sounds like" or "ok I'm fucking with the convention here a wee bit"?

"fucking with the convention a wee bit" yeah but discarding the entire clue-type indicator is more than a wee bit of fucking with.

Question mark is fair-ish i thought, i wrestled with the clue for ages but cdn't get a fully satisfactory one.

not havin that, no 'sounds like', where's the 'e' in lassie (stuff your 'bit')

"Lassie chewed"

i stand by the criticism, i got the soundalike but imo the clue needs to reference this and i don't forgive the missing 'e', this i never forgive you hear?

sounds like highland girl ate mechanically

mechanically?

crossword beef, jesus d'you remember when ilx brough more to the table than this?

surface doesn't really make sense imo

spent five secs on it, tbf

surface on mine i thought, which doesn't, whole clue sucks tbf.

sorry i meant the surface in nv's one

yep xp

i remember we used to go all capslock about the origin stories of gypsies, now it's fuckin inkblots from ten paces man what happened

'whole clue' doesn't suck but you're better than this imo, high standards etc

nah i agree i am pretty nitpicky about clues, allowed myself to be distracted by cute euphony

This dismissal of NV's clue is making me solving it, something that I took pleasure and pride in, look worthless. Fuckers.

i was gonna argue that you solving it proved it worked, i think we're arguing about aesthetics really

hirtellous? devoir? what century are we living in?

hard version:

Outstanding artwork at no charge taken with promises-to-pay (wotd, 11)

.......ious

(you're welcome)

easier version because life is hard enough already, slightly improved surface also:

Outstanding illustration at no charge taken, given promises-to-pay (wotd, 11)

Or maybe...

Almost sick with desire, comes up to Mexican river and United States (wotd, 11)

missing a definition!

GAH! That's what happens when you let amateurs write these things.

Almost sick with desire, comes up to Mexican river and United States to be famous

outstanding aircraft carrier (wotd 11)

^^^ never knew this before, that's good!

good clues, high fives all round.

Spoiled food in divan (5, wotd)

that's like some kind of ... backwards inside-out indirect anagram? i don't even. you crazy yanks!

no, not really. anagram identifier is just on the wrong word (imo). anag(divan) = viand = food. i got it easily enough, but then i've been reading tess of the d'urbervilles... (which is the thing that one of the online dictionaries quotes as an example)

fave clue from sunday's everyman:

Marksman notes owl (12)

got it. nice one.

yes that's v elegant.

(xposts) ah, I get what you're saying. (Sorry, learner's permit here.) So:

Messy divan holds food

would work better?

I just gut the marksman one too; that's great!

xp yeah that's cool

i can't get the owl one ;_;

sharps
hooter
i laughed

D'oh

Embraced by ned, snog ardently, head over heels, in show of cupidity (7,3; down clue)

Embraced by Ned, snog ardently, head over heels, in show of cupidity

c'mon guys this is gold

in your opinion 8)

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