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The Tricky Ten: A Demonstone Cryptic

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The quiz posted by @Roger Mellie has inspired me to saddle up the old grey matter and take 'er for a ride.

Below is a list of ten cryptic clues, the answer to each being a Melbourne listed player since the year 2000.

PLEASE READ: 

a)  Reply by PM only.  Don't blurt out answers or guesses on this page, please.

b)  Don't be greedy and hog all the glory.  There is a limit of two (2) correct answers per poster at this stage.

 

1.     Ales investor is drunk.  (6,6)     Oliver Sestan

2.     Scratchier captain irritated. (9, 8)     Christian Petracca

3.     Turns alternative. (7)     Windsor

4.     Floral mutton chop. (3, 9)     Tom Fullarton

5.     Ant prehistory analysed. (8,5)     Harrison Petty

6.     Sarin alchemist formula. (9,5)     Christian Salem

7.     Box and run.  (6)     Spargo

8.     Box and fight. (7)     Sparrow

9.     Yachts briefly changed course. (6,7)  Bayley Fritsch

10.    A banjo conveyor shattered. (5, 9)     Jacob van Rooyen

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After a certain period of time, can I please submit two more answers?

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This is more or less on the anniversary of my 26 January 2023 quiz in the same vein, @Demonstone, for which I now apologise in that I didn't give letter counts! (though, being a specific, unique team, maybe I can be excused?)

Charlie Spargo, in it, was 'Fight, fight!' btw. Can I have him for your no.8, too, then? 😉

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Just now, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

This is more or less on the anniversary of my 26 January 2023 quiz in the same vein, @Demonstone, for which I now apologise in that I didn't give letter counts! (though, being a specific, unique team, maybe I can be excused?)

Charlie Spargo, in it, was 'Fight, fight!' btw.

Uhm, doesn’t this constitute blurting out? I think TRAB should be disqualified. 

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2 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Uhm, doesn’t this constitute blurting out? I think TRAB should be disqualified. 

No. This was about a revealed answer!

Unless @Demonstone allows him for no.8 (see my edited post). Then I'm gonzo...

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1 minute ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

No. This was about a revealed answer!

Unless @Demonstone allows him for no.8 (see my edited post). Then I'm gonzo...

If it wasn’t already blurting out… it certainly is now! 😅

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A revered poster who wishes to remain anonymous has found two more.

2.  Christian Petracca (anagram of "A scratchier captain" with the letters irritated).

4.  Tom Fullarton (anagram of "floral mutton" which was chopped up).

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4 minutes ago, Demonstone said:

A revered poster who wishes to remain anonymous has found two more.

2.  Christian Petracca (anagram of "A scratchier captain" with the letters irritated).

4.  Tom Fullarton (anagram of "floral mutton" which was chopped up).

No, no she doesn’t wish to remain anonymous. She is I. I am her. 

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2 minutes ago, Demonstone said:

Well done to @Jjrogan who was a second too late with Tom Fullarton but did solve:

10.  Jacob van Rooyen (anagram of "a banjo conveyor" which was shattered).

Let me be the first:

So 5,3,6 then...

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#3 has me stumped

that’s not a clue. It actually has me stumped 

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I'll give you Petracca (you were first) but somebody else got Fullarton before you.

 

Fair enough.

Incidentally, #3 is really starting to annoy me. 

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