100 => C Beers => ALES Fermented soybean => MISO C ALES holding MISO => CAMISOLES (negligees)

Ta!

:thumbsup: Indeed it is! Have to brush up on my clue setting - had hoped it would last a little longer... :)

An American queue in front of a Southern seabird, one behind the other. (4,6)

Thorniest Thor - god i - one nest - birdhouse i in nest gives 'niest' Thorniest is most problematic

Zero - assuming the books are put on the shelf in order from left to right with the spines outwards. In that case the front cover of part 1 is adjacent to the back cover of part 2, so the worm ate through the front cover of part 1 and the back cover of part 2.

COR - core (centre) with E (drug) removed US - we CATION - an ion with a positive charge, thus attracted to negative CORUSCATION - to sparkle or glitter. Easy when you see it! :)

:thumbsup: Don't worry we all have days like this :-D

:confused: Ermm, here[^]!

Indeed it is! Your turn tomorrow. :)

Best east west deli stews an antelope. (10)

:thumbsup:

OriginalGriff wrote:

Be aware: they are harder to write than to solve

I'm discovering that! :-D

I notice that they refer to the original rules - do they still exist anywhere? First time setting one of these and don't wish to commit a faux pas! :)

Ta! I guess I'm up for tomorrow's CCC OTD? Are these still the current rules[^]?

COMPATRIOT COMPA - company with New York (NY) removed T - capital of 'the' RIOT - a disturbance