Cryptic Clues

[blup]

Correct

Blup

 

[AngleEyes]

Justin, we're waiting.

Incidentally I ran your 'panned' clue past a friend who is much more experienced than I in cryptic clues. They were impressed.
So I take back my 'Humph!'.

In the meantime:

Sounds like what the Australians call an English rock fruit (11)

 

[blup]

Has got to be pomegranate - pommie + granite.

Blup

 

[AngleEyes]

Correct.

 

[blup]

Shout out to the Sound of music.

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[AngleEyes]

Number of letters?
edelweiss?

 

[blup]

No, 6 letters.

Blup

 

[Justin Passing]

Shout out to the Sound of music.

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ShutUP !

That's probably not it, but I can't put up with any music for more than about 20 seconds...

 

[blup]

No, a clue - lumberjack.

Blup

 

[Justin Passing]

timber?

though the music one is timbre ?

 

[blup]

Spot on.

Blup

 

[Justin Passing]

Would that misspelling get into a normal crossword?

I'll have a think, anyway.

 

[AngleEyes]

Would that misspelling get into a normal crossword?

"To the sound of" could pass as an indicator for a homophone.

 

[Justin Passing]

Were it a homophone, yes, but one is pronounced tim berr and t'other tam brr.

 

[AngleEyes]

Were it a homophone, yes, but one is pronounced tim berr and t'other tam brr.

There might be a clue in there somewhere, something like: Sounds like auxiliary percussion instrument with quality of the music by little Irene. (10)