[Hugo Rune] DODGE? Double definition, but I'm not quite sure of the connection with "coop".

[Raak] On the right lines...

Grateful thanks for this - I'd hunted high and low for it. Everyman 2981 just makes the post as a result and maintains my record of managing to enter every one for the past couple of years (without a sniff of a prize yet, but that's not important). I thought 2981 easy apart from this damn Soviet skater clue. Your website added to my favourites. 21/11/03.

Wow!

...we ought to up the pace of this game a bit... Let's see if I can home-grow a few clues while I have a wee break.

Here's some:
Two-foot tree? (6)
Precisely what a madam might say after intrusion. (4,2)
Closely watch Mr French atop a hill. (7)

(4,2) Bang On ?! [are you making these up or is that from Private Eye ? I find it helps to know where the clue comes form as well - eg if it is Araucaria that makes a big difference to the Telegraph on a Monday]

Haven't peeped in here for ages !
[Rabs clues] Not sure about the tree - but I reckon (2) is BANG ON and I'm pretty sure that (3) is MONITOR.

AH sim'd with st.d who agrees with me on No.2

[st d] They're my own creation, and you're bang on with that one.

[Blob] Both correct. Congrats.

a) Stories of feet ? (7)
b) Gold deer managed church. Allow beforehand ? The opposite ! (3,2,9)
c) Ring first - ring around by Jove ! (8)

Is b) LET OR HINDRANCE... I think not cos I haven't managed to work the deer in...

[rab] The two-foot tree - PAWPAW?

Its a reference to The Goilden Hind I do believe and a very tortuous one at that. Well I have a pretty rubbish one that isn't quite right but I reckon could be gotten away iwth in an iffy puzzle :-
Digitally enhance fringes (7)
and two old favorites from the guardian :-
HIJKLMNO (5)
They meet for lunch (5)[_ _ _ T _]

[Hugo Rune] Yes!
[st d] Please explain the Golden Hind reference.

[st d] Your first is FINGERS. As you say, iffy, because the definition defines a different part of speech.

Not quite Golden Hind. Gold = Or, Giving Or hind ran CE the rest is obvious of course. What about (a) and (c) I thought (a) was particularly straightforward.

[st d] Hah, like the alphabet soup. That'd be WATER, then. My duck coop was FENCE, incidentally.

"digitally touches up fringes"? oh i give up. Its crap anyway. :o)
H2O Bang on!
blob] is it your go in chess ?