Cryptic Clues

[The Peepmaster]

I have a love of Cryptic Crosswords. The Sunday Times has a particularly good one, and it also gives an "answer" each week, which readers are invited to create a clue for.

I've never won.

Here is my attempt for this week. The "answer" is "Team Spirit". My clue is "Collective enthusiasm is somehow meat and drink for the most part". I have my fingers crossed for the ?20 prize.

Previous failures include (the "answer" followed by my clue):

Dispersal: Less rapid, clumsy, distribution.

Frontispiece: Recipe of tins' ingredients illustrated in book.

Drawbridge: Crossing from back room to make a grand entrance.

Ideologist: Visionary replaces loose digit.

[Malc]

No wonder you never win the prize, those are rubbish.

[Fyodor]

Come on Roger, lets be avin yer. Youve board me to deth with your clews, spit em out.
They're rather good, actually.

[Roger Kettle]

This country's in a right mess.


Iran.
That's the only one I can remember, Fydo.

[The Peepmaster]

That's a great one, Roger. Rather like: "Entering a different country". (One of this week's clues).

[Tarquin Thunderthighs lll]

This country's in a right mess.


Iran.
That's the only one I can remember, Fydo.

Giranisy?

[Tarquin Thunderthighs lll]

That's a great one, Roger. Rather like: "Entering a different country". (One of this week's clues).

Gernentia?

[Roger Kettle]

That's a great one, Roger. Rather like: "Entering a different country". (One of this week's clues).

I saw that one---I was slightly thrown by the "e" at the end of "Argentine"!

[The Peepmaster]

Gosh - I hadn't noticed that! I just stuck Argentina in straight away. No wonder I couldn't get 16 across.

[peter]

it's way above me
I like simple clues.
Like you see with them. answer ears

[Jack]

I like to draw a horsie in each square.

[Roger Kettle]

I like to draw a horsie in each square.

[The Peepmaster]

What's THIS?

 =907.msg14885#msg14885 date=1218657245

[Vulture]

What's THIS?

 =907.msg14885#msg14885 date=1218657245

It's a smiley, followed by a number, letters, number, hash, letters, number, the word 'date', an equals sign and some numbers!

I think Roger has tried to put a smiley instead of Jack's name and ruined the string.

[Roger Kettle]

What are you talking about? On my screen, I've just got a smiley. I was replying to Jack's horsie gag. I hate computers.