Mascot’s A Meal With Assorted Animals

[satprof]

Alphapuzzle cryptic clue for today.

[1ozzy]

Talisman

[emmie]

talisman

[1ozzy]

T plus anagram of animals

[emmie]

yes

[satprof]

Ozzy gets the gong & emmie gets the honourable mention. Well done to you both.

M is a given letter and there are two As for confirmation. Simples.

[1ozzy]

Hope your puzzle isn't too easy today Satprof.

[bobbinwales]

so the meal = T (sounds like tea?) then anagram of animals and T
Must be right but.......no anagram indicator? no sounds like indicator?
I wouldn't of got this from that clue

[bobbinwales]

sorry, missed the assorted, there is an anagram indicator today (got so use to not seeing them)

[emmie]

it wasn't that difficult................

[Neveracrossword]

Bobbinwales, the Alpha puzzle rules, conventions don't follow those of the normal, regular puzzles. I have to remember to make allowances for some of the devices!

[1ozzy]

These clues don't follow protocol Bob.
They're as random as ***.

[emmie]

indeed ^^

[bobbinwales]

clearly not for yous who all got it,,,

[Neveracrossword]

Bobbinwales, the alpha clues are sometimes so bad that they're good, they can be quite entertaining at times!

[1ozzy]

Think outside your limits;-)

[emmie]

i like these puzzles,

[1ozzy]

//the alpha clues are sometimes so bad that they're good//

Lol, wish I could have explained it that way.

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks, Iozzy. The definitions are sometimes ... elastic (I'm being generous) and the indicators (anagrams, abbreviations and so on) are often conspicuous by their absence. I think I enjoy the novelty of the waywardness!