[Lib] Well if they do - perhaps we could have a cryptic crossword game on this site - I'd be more than happy to contribute clues. Here are a few nice easy ones to be going on with : Paying guest loses a fringe (6) Vermin back in best Armenian families (4) Mates in turmoil giving off vapour (5) Tune on the radio ? (3) WHERE THE EXECUTIONER'S AXE FALLS ? (5,7) Food comes back as American time period (7) Born in Little Rock, Arkansas - grew up in Colorado ! (7) Darn fire is rubbish - more heat than light ! (5-3)
[Blob] Well, I've got most of those. I didn't get the fifth yet, although it did make me think of EXECUTION? (7,10) which may contain the same seven-letter word as yours.
[Blob] We haven't had a cryptic game for a while, and I think some of the slow-burners here could be put to the rest for a moment (I'm thinking of Mrs Trellis and the Centurion for example). I would remark that crossword clues are more fun if (a) they're part of a puzzle with a grid (b) they are complete clues (with both the definition and the device) and (c) they're not all bl**dy tube stations.
[CdM] I got the fifth, but am not sure it's entirely sound unless someone can explain it to me. I haven't got 1,6 or 7 yet.