Word Restoration Game

@Arkturos said
Thank you, Earl. Let's see if I can remember it:

A cherry and a pie fruit got stuck in a pipe:

_ _ U _ _ I _ _

_____

On a side-note to the Bridge-related poser above, somehow decades ago at a garage sale I came into possession of a small black carrying-case for about a dozen sliders that each had four shuffled and pre-dealt hands -- somehow I think it was for some Bridge tournament in New York in 1924, but I don't remember why I think that.

PLUMBING

@Drewnogal said
PLUMBING

Correct! 🙂

Your turn, Drewnogal.

@Arkturos said
Correct! 🙂

Your turn, Drewnogal.

◾️◾️E◾️◾️A◾️◾️E◾️

Tiny trips led to a clarity of vision.

@Drewnogal said
◾️◾️E◾️◾️A◾️◾️E◾️

Tiny trips led to a clarity of vision.

SPECTACLES

_ I _ _

Defence when I am in China.

@Paul-Martin said
SPECTACLES

_ I _ _

Defence when I am in China.

Wow! I think I got one:

PIRC (defence; I in PRC)

Could I have an explanation about SPECTACLES, though?

@Arkturos said
Wow! I think I got one:

PIRC (defence; I in PRC)

Could I have an explanation about SPECTACLES, though?

Tiny - Spec
Trip - Tac(k)les
Spectacles - eye glasses for clarity of vision.

@Drewnogal said
Tiny - Spec
Trip - Tac(k)les
Spectacles - eye glasses for clarity of vision.

Thank you, Drewnogal.

In a certain dimension in Nagasaki, there's a choice involving an abandoned fritter and Mr. Capone.

_ E _ _ O _ A _

@Arkturos said
Thank you, Drewnogal.

In a certain dimension in Nagasaki, there's a choice involving an abandoned fritter and Mr. Capone.

_ E _ _ O _ A _

Temporal?

@orangutan said
Temporal?

Quite right! ("TEMPURA" truncated "or AL" )

@Arkturos said
Quite right! ("TEMPURA" truncated "or Al" )

* A * * I * *

Superficial donkey into half a game of table tennis

@Arkturos said
Quite right! ("TEMPURA" truncated "or AL" )

When clues are truncated it is usual to say something like "endless" so
you could have used "unfinished meal in Nagasaki" for TEMPUR

Good clue though!

@orangutan said
* A * * I * *

Superficial donkey into half a game of table tennis

PASSING

Mr Bacharach lost time at dugout load

@Paul-Martin said
PASSING

Mr Bacharach lost time at dugout load

If that’s your clue I think you forgot your word?

@Paul-Martin said
PASSING

Mr Bacharach lost time at dugout load

Well, done.
I'm guessing your clue is missing the consonants and the vowels ... makes it a bit tricky.

Burden?

@Drewnogal said
If that’s your clue I think you forgot your word?

LOL
Didnt want to make it too easy!