Cryptic 7x7 #5 by tuber

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• tuber constructor · about 1 month ago

  ACROSS

  1A

  1AMinor celebrity's sore (7)[-------]

  "minor celebrity" = B-LISTER.

  6A

  6ACane twirling after a fishy bit of accountancy? (7)[-------]

  anag. CANE after "bit of fishy" = FIN

  7A

  7AHalf-baked or baked bun, and took a funny turn (7)[-------]

  anag. BUN + anag. TURN

  8A

  8AChaste American clutching kitchenware (7)[-------]

  Hidden in "chaSTE AMERican"

  DOWN

  1D

  1DMakes a mess of smashing blouse? Fail! (7)[-------]

  anag. BLOUSE + fail = F

  2D

  2DBringing dishonour, I somehow belong? (7)[-------]

  I + anag. BELONG

  3D

  3DDrums up regular items of nuclear kitchenware (7)[-------]

  reversal of TAPS ("drums") + alternate letters in nUcLeAr

  4D

  4DPaddy's bronze belly - must be eating right! (7)[-------]

  bronze = TAN; belly = TUM containing right = R

  5D

  5DMake a comeback with tenant taking drug (7)[-------]

  tenant = RENTER containing drug = E (i.e. ecstasy)
• Jon 14:22 · about 1 month ago

  Sweet.
• tuber constructor · about 1 month ago

  I made a minor edit in 6A

  6ACane twirling after a fishy bit of accountancy? (7)[-------]

  to improve the surface reading. "A bit of fishy accountancy" becomes "A fishy bit of accountancy".
• frostyjhammer 23:49 · about 1 month ago

  Thank you for the explanations. Even after solving the puzzle I'm often wondering about the second mechanism. These explanations will help me look for mechanisms in future cryptic puzzles.
• Phil The 🤓18:19 · about 1 month ago