That's why I try and avoid using anagrams :-D In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

I fell for it and never strayed from the incorrect path. Nice bait.

The roach in a joint is the bit you put in your mouth which is usually a torn up Rizla packet flap - not that I know... :) The clue could be Perspective from small program with the end of a joint In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

Yankton looks like a nice farming town on the Missouri River. Did not visit when I was in Vermillion. "A little time, a little trouble, your better day" Badfinger

Or poo ? In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

Nicely done! You get to kick it off next week. At least this wasn't a repeat of yesterday's Goat Rodeo! :laugh: I'd say I have to look up synonyms and definitions for about 80% or 90% of these that I solve.

Try State specific. I'm down in Georgia and never that phrase. I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.

Well done! You are on for tomorrow! Solution: Clue: Quiet walks past slaughterhouse. (8) Definition: Slaughterhouse Quiet SH Walks AMBLES Past (archaic definition) SHAMBLES

It's back. Was a caching issue that hopefully has been resolved. "Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana."

Eleven guys and a barcode standard. (8) Ximenean Using standard twice - barcode and crossword standard :-D Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

Wouldn't that cause an a-llama bell to ring?

As you appear to like feedback :-D how about This could help protect memory role ? "Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

You're welcome - it's a different ballgame writing clues than solving them - I've been doing cryptic crosswords for over fifty years but writing them correctly is a bigger challenge - I learnt to solve them largely from setters (and himself) that adhere to Ximenean rules - check him out for ideas on how to construct a clue - I admire your tenacity in both solving and now setting a CCC good luck "Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

Catching up on old posts? :laugh: // TODO: Insert something here Top ten reasons why I'm lazy 1.