Clues of Winter

Got 'em - a great set of clues. Won't clue yet to avoid spoiling too early.

Have answers for 3,4 and 6.
Possible solution for 1, but involving indirect anagram. Is that the case?

@ Criseyde - no. It's one where you know when you've got it. Think about what term could mean.

1 I have given it's in a UK context
2 is a guess
6 easy peasy

Criseyde is in another sector of the Venn Diagram from me.

Thanks Boniface, at least I know now what 1 is not.
Q about 5. Does the Times allow cluing such as 'that's stealing' to indicate deletion of 'ie' from another word. Could save me from going down another wrong path?

RobT, I could only start with the easy ones... like 3,4, and 6.
Thanks for the UK tip for 1.
Is there a homophone in 2?

Here we go then:

A. Wound shutter open, away from soup tureen? (6)

B. The Matrix: True US rubbish (6)

Got yours Boniface. Good ones!

(Now I can work out the other 3 I haven't got. This is like doing the Jumbled words backwards in the Tele after getting the caption on the cartoon, only in this case having the penultimate letter from one of 6 letters, or 5 really. And entirely unnecessary after getting the picture except for a sense of completion!)

A. Youse rest about after surgery
B. First home or vehicle (not ship) of Russ's?

Fix suggestions welcome. A's not quite there, and can I get away with the 'of' in B?

Didn't solve 3 or 6, yet (though others think they're easy!) However, that was enough to get the two words in question (not many pairs of anagrams with that combination of vowels)

A. Stitch us up with true abandon (6)

B. Say, not you and me in foetal position (6)

A Close up, sounds like you like it?

B Speak not with hesitation! (Besides you and me.) The Source

oops, I see my B is not only a mistake but very similar to RM's B - only without the mistake. Will have to redo that.

Another crack at B:

B. Computer user group generates issue (6)

How about for a bit of fun
A Uterus stitch?!
B Suture repositioned in caesarean site.

Like it Boniface.

B Outback truck race hothead lost guts.

A. Guillotine but insure, then sew up.

B Cute ruse to trap rugrat production centre.

Could I have a hint for 2 and 5 please?

A - Stitch up the hereafter with a super new beginning

B - In which sperm make an absolute rush!

2 is a charade in three parts. The def is not what you might think at first (or second or third) glance. Penultimate letter U. This was definitely the trickiest of the lot for me.

5 - my initial error with 5 was trying to think of actual pop groups. You're after another word for it to put together with the other parts of the clue. Penultimate letter T.

Hope that helps.

A. Stitch doesn't suit ya, I'm told
B. First home or vehicle (not ship) Russ's

Criseyed, I’m also stuck on these two – struggling to even work out the definition. Thanks for the hint Em, will have another go, but now you have me worried – as I had the ‘T’ coming from clue 6 – so perhaps I have that one wrong…

Em, I thought we'd already had 't' in the penultimate position in 6. I was looking for 'r' and 'u' for 2 and 5.

And with you on the homophone .. my go above was 'Close up, sounds like you like it?'
Thanks for tips .. will have another look.

oops, just read second half of Sam's comment.
Agree, Sam.

Yeay, just got 5, thanks Em.
Sam, as Em says, another name for a group of musicians + I + sample, def stealing/theft.
Penultimate letter is 'r'.
If you get 2 out, can you help me out?

doh, thanks Criseyed - still stuck on 2 I'm afraid - though wondering if 'the city' is 'ur' at the end...

Pick up copper; model left holding the baby

Stitch up claim over hash habit

No. 2 City is the definition. It doesn't involve a homophone although for Australians it might sound like it does (and a risque one at that).

Thanks Mr X - got it now!

Sorry all. Me didn't count so good.

No apologies needed Em. Thanks for the help with 2. After having a good look at Clues of Winter 2 I think I'll be happy to get this far.

A. Sew headless Hutus back, then about

B. "Organ nut gets head chopped off," queen states

Mea culpa. Have been flat out so fired off a couple of dodgy clue ideas above ^ , then just realised I fell fowl to the old indirect anagram ("hash habit" = TUR....I was trying to think of a "reverse" word to pair with habit, nothing came to mind, so I got lazy and stuck in an anagrind without thinking. Note to self...read before submitting)

"Fell fowl"??? Mamma Mia....

I give up. Can't spell or clue today. Apologies.

Some clever stuff and shrewd solving from the crew. Will try to make a contribution tomorrow.