Word of the Week: Grimoire

Spanish river runs west, covered in filth - it's a charming thing (8)

Its pages are littered with bad spelling (8)

I'm into casting gorier spells, but only on paper

Mimi Rogers performs without S&M manual.

Black magic book found in cursed French river? Not sinister.

Textbook sulky fit ring-in.

Spell-check manual gives nod to more rigid interpretations (8)

Spellbound guide? (8)

Turn around; limit anger that used to bring out demons

A book of black content, black outlook and almost black colour

Reminds me of the Wicked Witch Of The West and her "Grimmerie" in the Wicked book series ('grimoire/gramarye'.)

Gregory Maguire is making a grey mug disappear with spellbook.

Ah, surplus S...

Gregory Maguire adds eye, a grey mug disappearing with spellbook.

Quck tidy (it's my thang):

A book of black content, black outlook and black colour (almost)

Still not sure though... suggestions welcome.

(But no need to suggest spelling 'quick' correctly. Way ahead of you.)

@Podi-Em.
I would be thinking the anglicised black would be "noir" so sans "e", although "noire" is the female form.
DA is a pedant, as are we all.

Harry, Hagrid, Hermione had hen sacrificed in the Hogwarts library? (8)

@SK, very neat indeed. I reckon you could put an 'and' after Hagrid to make it read better.

Witchcraft requires rerig, IMO.

That's devilish, SK - excelsior Maximus.

Re your clue Em, there's something really snazzy in your discovery. Not sure if outlook translates as exterior, esp since black as grime is a push too. The other if is that almost almost always suggests a paring to the tail, not head.

Harsh, I know. But your epiphany is well worth honouring in a redraft. Any offerings - grime/noir/black? It's a golden clue trying to emerge.

DA2: the rest of us are chopped livre? ;)

Thanks DC & DA. And you're right...an "and" improves it without detracting from the fodder.

Was trying to craft a full alliteration clue (hacked instead of sacrificed perhaps?) but couldn't make the end bits come together. Which is a pity coz I like the idea given there is no hint of an "h" in the answer!

Thanks RobT and DA. Appreciate the comments and feedback - I'm new to this clue-crafting caper so find them anything but 'harsh' (although I'll accept 'snazzy' anytime).

Back to the drawing board to see if I can get this 'black' tack on the right track.

Don't think I can top Hogwarts though. Bravo SK.

"Heavens to Mergatroid? A tad less”, I added, vexed.

Mmmm...I reconsider:

"Not 'Heavens to Mergatroid!' A tad less”, I added, vexed.

Hard work, hey Em.

@Em, your black theme is a beauty, but it's a tough one to finish off. I'm thinking black state (grim), black hole (nothing), black mood (ire), but can't connect it.

On another (less tasteful) tack-

Black (magic) legend appears here, or I perform in dirty film (8)

A book of black content, black outlook... oh, and black rage

Dark book made the Reaper cry, I hear

@Em...nice.

Dark art book writer (male) comes to naught in Baskerville swamp

Black magic book -- guess reader is beginning a pattern of interference!

Hair-raising, gruesome rag hands in a scrapbook.

Aaaarg. The 'D'.

I shamefacedly withdraw my prior entry and replace with something similar:

Gruesome hair-raising hags insure a clean spellbook. (7)

Nasty growth on lip not seen on charmers?

(A goitre's a nasty growth, yes?)

dg, if I may be so bold as to suggest as a tweak:
Throaty growth not covering mouth charms.
(like the goitre and rim and especially the 'not' but should it follow the growth?)

Thanx for the advice, Criseyde. Im happy with the 'NOT' placement. (GOITRE -> G RIM OITRE -> GRIMOITRE no T -> GRIMOIRE)

wHAT do others think?

Criseyde, were you going to add some comments re my crossword effort in the other place? :)