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Father's attempt to make shortcrust, perhaps (6)

Carnal fellow the French retiring types follow (6)

Make certain runs terribly in the outskirts of Elstree (6)

Haemorrhoid very loud inside? Nonsense! (6)

Son tries scissors (6)

TRY is another very tricksy word in cryptic puzzles. It is, of course, both noun and verb, and can clue, amongst other things, ATTEMPT, GO, HEAR (as in TRY a court case), a way of scoring points in rugby, TEST, SAMPLE, WEAR ONE'S PATIENCE (as in, "I find Melanie's terrible attempts at humour very trying"). If you like my crosswords, then you'll LOVE the Cryptic Mystic's YouTube channel, which is a brilliant resource for cryptic newbies and has been kind enough to feature a few of my puzzles https://www.youtube.com/@The_Cryptic_Mystic

Glad I gave this a TRY!

Hahahaha. Loving the wordplay and loving the lovely comment x

I had to try, try and try again to get 4A… clever! Thanks, Melanie!

Hahaha. Love it! Thank you x

1D is excellent! Thanks.

That was a workout! Thank you!

1A is an oldie but a goodie! It brought a smile to my face.

The old ones are always the best! Thank you x

Could someone explain 4A?

"Carnal" = FLESHY "Fellow" = F (it's a crossword convention, albeit one I don't particularly like), "the French" = LES (it means "the" plural in French), "retiring types" = SHY. Hope that helps x

Thanks! I figured out everything but "Fellow" a few hours after asking this, lol

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