DIY COW Clue-Writing Contests

[anax]

Well done to boxwood on another COW DIY win. He has now issued our new challenge - we want Timesy clues for:

MODERN

Clue explanations should be added where necessary. Have fun!

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Start every day with a smile and get it over with.

[penfold_61]

New "doctor doctor" joke finally grasped by cardinal (6)

Def = New

Doctor = MO
Doctor, joke finally grasped = DR with E grasped (i.e. DER)
Cardinal = N

[7dNigePun]

Clever treatment I think but rubbish

In Malton the German says "Out with the old and in with the new" (6)

MALTON minus ALT = "old" in German with DER ("the" in German) inserted. New = def

[anax]

HQ for Army and Royal Navy opening now (6)

MoD + ER + N(avy)
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Start every day with a smile and get it over with.

[7dNigePun]

Another not quite.....


New on occasion, up to the minute (6)

Down clue:

New = N
On = RE
Occasion=Do
Minute = M
Up = reversal indicator

[penfold_61]

"Artless" Ed Moran's lively jazz style

Ed Moran - A* (Art as in BA etc)


Artless Ed Moran was a cornet player in Benny Goodman's band*







*NOT

[7dNigePun]

Love-struck doormen turn in (6)

(do[-o]rmen)*
in=def

[anax]

Prevailing wind on Med suppressing onset of rain (6)

ON MED* around R(ain)
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Start every day with a smile and get it over with.

[penfold_61]

Article in German appearing in The Scotsman and in Vogue (6)

DER inside MON, def = in vogue, The Scotsman is a newspaper used to wrap the chips that are served with deep fried Mars bars and Vogue is something women "read" at the hairdresser's.

[boxwood]

7dNigePun's:
Love-struck doormen turn in (6)

and anax's:
Prevailing wind on Med suppressing onset of rain (6)

came close.

But for its sheer ingenuity of construction, the spoils must go to penfold-61's:

Article in German appearing in The Scotsman and in Vogue (6)

Thank you for that one, penfold-61. Marvellous!