For those uninitiated a cryptic crossword clue has certain form
The beginning or the end is a synonym for the answer and the rest of the clue tells you how to solve it
For example yesterday’s guardian had :
Trump’s unacceptable act [5]
Which can be be broken down as this:
Trump [synonym] 's unacceptable act [clue]
Unacceptable = out
Act = do [as in to do is to act]
= outdo, which is what you do when you trump someone.
The following clues are all former / current tranmere players / managers, so there will be no synonym, only the clues. Hong kong rover provided three of the clues[ the final 3] and they are beauts.
Current players
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Right on back to forest! [7]
Charge department with extra time [6]
Compare short invalid with message board thanks (7)
Creative higher lad [9]
Note: also known as slang greeting game (8)
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Ex players / managers
Liverpool striker doesn’t finish but starts with energy [4]
Poor family [6]
Mutilated dead girl (8)
Car without key has constant sound (9)
Lacking experience to a large extent (9)
This French female, from the city of the angels, is a wrong'un (7)
Quieten or scare away this British regal monarch? (6)
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