Times Jumbo Cryptic 1197

[alchemilla]

31d Like some musical time-instrument must hold line (5) ? D.p.e Duple? Where is the instrument?

54a An hour being absorbed, observing a duck (7). N.p.ing Napping? Nipping? It's nonsense to ne.

[cashier]

54 not(h)ing

[Lie-in King]

31d Yes - Duple - 'dupe' (instrument; puppet, fall-guy etc) (holds) 'l(ine)'

54a Nothing (duck) - 'h(our)' (in) 'noting' (observing)

[chiaroscuro]

54 NO H TING

[dannyk13]

Dup l e (Instrument is another word for a dupe)

[alchemilla]

Thank you. I blame my husband. He put in the wrong p.

[Lie-in King]

Husbands often get blamed for having a P in the wrong place ;-)

[Hawkeye54]

Nothing - noting with hour