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[Jozeph]

Friend retires during Gove’s appearance 3,1,4,2
Order to stop before German autobahn crash 4,4,5

[cashier]

1 Get a move on

[cashier]

2 Any letters placed Jozeph?

[aelmpvw]

i'm sure get a move on is right but where's the definition?

[cashier]

Mate back in Gove

[cashier]

Appearance = on forgot that bit

[aelmpvw]

still can't see a definition

[elliemay1]

Me neither. Is that the full clue or is there a theme?

[aelmpvw]

2 don't hang about

[ubasses]

Don't hang about?
don't (order to stop) followed by anagram G(erman) autobahn
bit of a shot in the dark!

[Captain2]

Yes, full clue

http://prod-upp-image-read.ft.com/46e71520-96f3-11e8-b747-fb1e803ee64e

[Mamyalynne]

It is the full clue.

http://prod-upp-image-read.ft.com/46e71520-96f3-11e8-b747-fb1e803ee64e

[aelmpvw]

i'm guessing the answers are thematic

[Captain2]

Since I let my Telegraph subscription lapse, the FT is now my daily xword (only 'cos it's free) and every now and again find myself saying 'well, that must be the answer, but why?' (only occasionally but it's annoying).

[Toorak]

The guardian crossword is also available free online

[diac]

2d give it some welly is apparently a transpond transponder ... also welly is a unalerted theme of this already puzzling puzzle

[diac]

additionally don't hang about also means speed
i used to do spectator puzzles with unclued thematic answers when my eyes/mind were sharper

[Captain2]

So do you think we are a passenger in a car telling the driverto 'speed up old chap' in as many vernacular statements that we can think of?