Saturday Times Jumbo Cryptic Tuesday February 6Th 2018

[hope3fully]

1a author of saucy verse,perhaps, about european villain 9 34d tirade from star priest 9 - -l-b- - - - 21d place falsely associated with comics sidekick? 10

[Flonska]

34d Celebrant

[Captain2]

34d Celebrant

[Captain2]

21d Accomplice

[elliemay1]

21 accomplice

[Flonska]

21d Accomplice (anag of place comic)

[Captain2]

1a Bluebeard

[elliemay1]

1 bluebeard

[Captain2]

Hopefully, just curious, but why do ALL your Times questions start with 'SATURDAY' - surely not?

[Flonska]

1a Bluebeard?

[margarettom]

1a. Bluebeard

[fiction-factory]

Just got the wordplay - BLUE BARD around E

[hope3fully]

many thanks

[Captain2]

I knew I wouldn't get an answer!

[fiction-factory]

I think I can answer that one Captain- hope3fully uses the title builder and the list of crosswords doesn't include The Times so he uses teh closest one. The alternative is to use 'Other'

[Captain2]

Sorry for the delay FF - dinner is now on the go.

Thanks for explaining; not having asked I question I wouldn't know how the title builder works.

[Mamyalynne]

As it happens those clues are from Saturday's Jumbo.

[fiction-factory]

Thanks, Mamyalynne. So another possibility Captain is that all/many are from the Saturday Times but because the date box defaults to the current date that's what appears unless the poster notices the need to change it. Anyway, enjpy your dinner, Captain

[Captain2]

Really? Doh!

But we do seem to have a few Saturdays in the week. :0)))

[Tilly2]

Perhaps Hope3fully only buys the Times once a week.