Lovatt's Cryptic

[jubo]

13a, after work, tim sits over with cheerful people, o/t?c?s??
27a, problem when sister gets into the cod and rum, c?n???r?m
1a, buffet povides team with daily meals, s/d/a?a??
5d, stupid sf poit to debate, ????u??
21a, humerous accounts of dot in a drunken scene,a?????t?s
44a, capital melody injected into company, c/i?o
thanks for any help

[quinie]

27a conundrum

[quinie]

44a Cairo

[quinie]

21a anecdotes

[ubasses]

13 optimists

[baitress]

13a - optimist.
21a - anecdotes.
44a - Cairo.

[sandyRoe]

13 optimists

[quinie]

13a optimists

[baitress]

1a - side salad.

[factor-fiction]

Is a / just the same as a ? in your letter patterns, jubo?

[baitress]

5d - dispute,

[quinie]

5d discuss

[factor-fiction]

I don't get 5d at all, quinie- why DISCUSS? thanks

[quinie]

ignore my answer-baitress is correct

[factor-fiction]

I can see the 'debate' but don't follow the rest of it

[jubo]

hi factor 30, yes / is the same as ?. my laptop is playing me utoday

[factor-fiction]

I assume the clue includes STUPID and E (point)- and is SF a typo?

[quinie]

Hi,factor30.discuss was the first word that came into my mind for debate.Didn't read the clue properly