Off Topic Cryptic crossword

[Taffvalerowdy]

Did he rush to Jim? (3,9)

 

[Taffvalerowdy]

Clue - half football name half political name

 

[surreyhoop]

Ian Callaghan

 

[Taffvalerowdy]

Yep !

Your go

 

[surreyhoop]

Is James on the American island? (4,5)

 

[Steelmonkey]

Is James on the American island? (4,5)

Dean Coney?

 

[surreyhoop]

Correct! Your go...

 

[Steelmonkey]

Did he have ananas comosus atop his napper? 5,3

 

[surreyhoop]

The well known pineapple head....

Jason Lee

 

[Steelmonkey]

The well known pineapple head....

Jason Lee

Tell me you knew the latin for Pineapple and didn't google it (although I seem to remember you saying you worked in a kitchen?)

All yours Surrey

 

[surreyhoop]

Actually the wife's Swedish, so Ananas is pineapple in her language! Clue to follow...

 

[surreyhoop]

Find your way to Cambridge college, using faulty GPS device, down to a T. (5,5)

 

[Saints_Alive]

Jesus Navas?

 

[surreyhoop]

Off you go...

 

[Saints_Alive]

Nearly never made it north of the border to Old Smokey (6,9)

Sorry for the delay in posting, had a busy day!...

 

[Saints_Alive]

Clue: Old Smokey translates as Auld Reekie

 

[Taffvalerowdy]

Clue: Old Smokey translates as Auld Reekie

I'd thought of that .... and I'm still struggling!

 

[Saints_Alive]

I'd thought of that .... and I'm still struggling!

So, presumably, you have the second word of the answer Taff?

Another clue is that he was a full back in the 90s

 

[Taffvalerowdy]

Justin Edinburgh!

Ah - good clue! I kept thinking of football clubs near Edinburgh, never linked it to a player

 

[Saints_Alive]

That's the man, now manager of Gillingham.

Your go Taff!