Wigan Peers Cryptic Crossword Clues 4-1-24

It’s cryptic time again.
Have a go at these you clever Wigan Peers crossworders.
Good luck.

Wigan Peers Cryptic Crossword Clues 4-1-24

1) Pressure before argument in part of boat (4) P _ _ _
An easy one to start us off.
The symbol for Pressure goes before an argument.

2) Something to listen to, being caterers travelling round (3, 6) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
An anagram (travelling) of CATERERS followed by the round letter.

3) Enjoy ballet regularly, being blue-blooded (5) _ _ _ _ _
Hidden in alternate letters in the first two words of the clue.

4) Film King getting on bunk (6, 4) _ _ _ _ _ _ B _ _ _
A charade of the Latin abbreviation for King, then getting on in years, and then bunk or nonsense.

5) Southern playwright entertaining foremost of runners, Bolt, perhaps (8 ) S _ _ _ _ _ _ _
S(outhern) and a famous playwright Harold placed around (entertaining) an R (foremost of runners) gives you what Usain Bolt is an example of.

ramiejamie wrote:It’s cryptic time again.
Have a go at these you clever Wigan Peers crossworders.
Good luck.

Wigan Peers Cryptic Crossword Clues 4-1-24

1)  Pressure before argument in part of boat (4)   P _ _ _..prow
An easy one to start us off.
The symbol for Pressure goes before an argument.

2)  Something to listen to, being caterers travelling round   (3, 6)   _ _ _     _ _ _ _ _ Car Sterio
An anagram (travelling) of CATERERS followed by the round letter.

3)  Enjoy ballet regularly, being blue-blooded (5)   _ _ _ _ _..Noble
Hidden in alternate letters in the first two words of the clue.

4)  Film King getting on bunk (6, 4)   _ _ _ _ _ _    B _ _ _
A charade of the Latin abbreviation for King, then getting on in years, and then bunk or nonsense.

5)  Southern playwright entertaining foremost of runners, Bolt, perhaps (8 )  S _ _ _ _ _ _ _.. sprinter
S(outhern) and a famous playwright Harold placed around (entertaining) an R (foremost of runners) gives you what Usain Bolt is an example of.

Working on number 4

Lolly wrote:

ramiejamie wrote:It’s cryptic time again.
Have a go at these you clever Wigan Peers crossworders.
Good luck.

Wigan Peers Cryptic Crossword Clues 4-1-24

1)  Pressure before argument in part of boat (4)   P _ _ _..prow  
An easy one to start us off.
The symbol for Pressure goes before an argument.

2)  Something to listen to, being caterers travelling round   (3, 6)   _ _ _     _ _ _ _ _ Car Sterio  
An anagram (travelling) of CATERERS followed by the round letter.

3)  Enjoy ballet regularly, being blue-blooded (5)   _ _ _ _ _..Noble  
Hidden in alternate letters in the first two words of the clue.

4)  Film King getting on bunk (6, 4)   _ _ _ _ _ _    B _ _ _
A charade of the Latin abbreviation for King, then getting on in years, and then bunk or nonsense.

5)  Southern playwright entertaining foremost of runners, Bolt, perhaps (8 )  S _ _ _ _ _ _ _.. sprinter EDIT - marked a little later
S(outhern) and a famous playwright Harold placed around (entertaining) an R (foremost of runners) gives you what Usain Bolt is an example of.

Working on number 4

A very good evening to you Lolly.
Really excellent crosswording from you in super time too, very well quizzed.
Clue 4 begins with letter 'R'.

Clue 4, a 1980 film about boxing.

What about number 5? I had Pinter with S..southern.R..runner= sprinter

ramiejamie wrote:Clue 4, a 1980 film about boxing.

R aging Bull

Lolly wrote:

ramiejamie wrote:Clue 4, a 1980 film about boxing.

R aging Bull      

Very well done Lolly

Lolly wrote:What about number 5? I had Pinter with S..southern.R..runner= sprinter

Lolly, so sorry I completely missed this post of yours last night.
Yes, you are totally correct with 'SPRINTER', I'll give you a tick

Well it seems we are bowt Gassey again and Tommytee.
TT said he thought we saw him as not very good, well he is a good crossworder, not many folk can do cryptics, please come on next week TT
Very well quizzed Lolly.

Wigan Peers Cryptic Crossword Clues Solutions 4-1-24

1) Pressure before argument in part of boat (4) P _ _ _
An easy one to start us off.
The symbol for Pressure goes before an argument.
PROW

2) Something to listen to, being caterers travelling round (3, 6) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
An anagram (travelling) of CATERERS followed by the round letter.
CAR STEREO

3) Enjoy ballet regularly, being blue-blooded (5) _ _ _ _ _
Hidden in alternate letters in the first two words of the clue.
NOBLE

4) Film King getting on bunk (6, 4) _ _ _ _ _ _ B _ _ _
A charade of the Latin abbreviation for King, then getting on in years, and then bunk or nonsense.
RAGING BULL

5) Southern playwright entertaining foremost of runners, Bolt, perhaps (8 ) S _ _ _ _ _ _ _
S(outhern) and a famous playwright Harold placed around (entertaining) an R (foremost of runners) gives you what Usain Bolt is an example of.
SPRINTER