TakingNotes

there we go!

C4 Hints: You could justifiably call this clue either a charade or a ddef - I've seen both before for the used clue mechanism. One word in the clue refers to a two-word phrase.

@GentlePurpleRain no dice, something more tricky happening here than that

C4 hint: You could justifiably call this clue either a charade or a ddef - I've seen both before for the used clue mechanism.

CCCC: Transfem person? (3)

@DanielS (-as)SASSINESS

nvm i found it

none of the dictionaries i can find actually list 'lady-killer' as a lady who kills / person who kills ladies which feels like a fairly obvious definition, so it's possible that that's what's meant by the hint

md5, all lowercase: 220226394582d7117410e3c021748c2a

CCCC: Far away from society, I'd be around way after when expected (8)

will crank out a clue quickly for yall

so sorry yall i've been on an island with very unreliable internet the past few days, completely forgot i had the current CCCC till just now

md5 checks out

@Ankoganit CAPITA (single person) leading LONE (single) = CAPITAL ONE (bank)

yup!

CCCC: Who wrote this AI baby lore clumsily? (4, 1'5)

forgive me one sec completely forgot to add a crucial wordplay element to the clue

@Jafe DRANIKI*

yup!

CCCC: House tour programme taken off television for fast food promotions (6)

it was an exceptionally large hot dog so maybe

i bought an $18 hot dog from a fancy restaurant once

@oAlt THERMODYNAMICS*

absolutely it is :)

CCCC: "Don, ever rend in a puzzle?" (8, 7)

i was looking at all the same lol

@oAlt REIWA*

yup!

CCCC: Brief's a synced recording (8)

@Stiv SILENCE*

@Jafe you got it!

not my intention unfortunately

C4 hint: The solution requires a synonym of 'rizz' that's a fair bit older.

MD5: 033f523729f83b97cd13b850565c2861 (all lowercase)

CCCC: Two stupid-heads lost amidst 'rizz' nonsense (5, 5)

ty

oh i didn't realise there was MD5 confirmation, good to know

it was only when i thought about the exact phrase TIME IMMEMORIAL and i realised how many Ms it had that i realised it was an option

'maybe' being the anagrind

@GentlePurpleRain I think this is TIME IMMEMORIAL with the enumeration being slightly wrong (should be 4, 10) which is *THEYEARMMMMLIIITO lacking HTY (regular HisTorY)

yep! sorry for the wait, i typed it out then forgot to hit the send button and got distracted by studying of all things

CCCC: I'm studying. (6, 5)

@msh210 *CLOUD

yup!

CCCC: He supports a hearty semitonal medley (5, 4)

@msh210 E >NED = EDEN (idyllic province)

that is one supremely cool clue

bravo

wow, that went far faster than i thought it would

CCCC: Wrongdoers essentially receive twice as much praise for act of kindness (4, 4)