Guardian Prize Crossword 27585 Saturday August 11Th 2018

[kajman]

I can't seem to get started on this puzzle, but the following would give me lots of initial letters of other clues, then I might get somewhere :-)

1d: Mistake of huge proportions, a team in red wearing white start ill-prepared (2,3,2,4,4)

[Lie-in King]

1d Go off at half cock - 'goof fat' + 'L(iverpool) FC' (wearing) 'hock' (white)

[JJ109]

Go off at half cock (start ill-prepared) = goof (mistake) fat (huge proportions) + a LFC (Liverpool Football Club / team in red) (surrounded by/ wearing) Hock (white wine)

[Flonska]

1d Go off at half cock

[cashier]

Go off at half cock

[kajman]

Thanks all!