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Answers and Clues |
Explanations |
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FORECAST |
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Prophecy supporting a sect experiencing conversion (8) |
FOR + anagram of A SECT |
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GROTTO |
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Source of glow-worms possibly reached crossing river (6) |
GOT TO outside R |
10 |
SECOND-IN-COMMAND |
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Deputy condemns nomadic wandering (6-2-7) |
Anagram of CONDEMNS NOMADIC |
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SEPARATION |
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Split peas spoiled a small amount of food (10) |
Anagram of PEAS + RATION |
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MESA |
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Entries in scheme’s actuarial table (4) |
scheMES Actuarial |
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SURGED |
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Cocktail of drugs containing ecstasy caused a rush (6) |
Anagram of DRUGS outside E |
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SEEDBED |
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See head of newspaper about database environment that’s needed for development (7) |
(SEE + ED) outside DB |
18 |
SCEPTIC |
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Scoffer’s cold contracted by pussy (7) |
C inside SEPTIC |
20 |
TWENTY |
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Run of Cabaret went years – quite a few (6) |
cabareT WENT Years |
21 |
ACES |
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Flying war heroes, a short time back (4) |
A + (SEC reversed) |
23 |
OPERATIONS |
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A surgical team works on these alternatives, taking time into account (10) |
OPTIONS outside ERA |
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AMBULANCE CHASER |
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Cuban male mixed drink for lawyer looking for work (9,6) |
Anagram of CUBAN MALE + CHASER |
27 |
ERRAND |
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Make a mistake with joiner’s commission (6) |
ERR + AND |
28 |
FLAT SPIN |
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Confused state fellow connected with changing of last access code (4,4) |
F + anagram of LAST + PIN |
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Answers and Clues |
Explanations |
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FISTS |
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One’s restricted by small feet and small rounded hands (5) |
IS inside FT + S |
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RECAPTURE |
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Care arranged time in sterile recovery (9) |
Anagram of CARE + (T inside PURE) |
3 |
CONGREGATE |
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Kid, for example, brought in to annoy rally (10) |
CON + (EG inside GRATE) |
4 |
STILTED |
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Wooden pole put on an angle (7) |
S + TILTED |
6 |
RAMS |
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Sheep hit hard by start to spring (4) |
RAM + (S)pring |
7 |
TEASE |
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Wind up when in a part of a golf course (5) |
AS inside TEE |
8 |
OLD HANDS |
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Experienced workers sprayed hold as well as bow of ship (3,5) |
Anagram of HOLD + AND + (S)hip |
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ACTORS |
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They play parts or part described in extract or script (6) |
extrACT OR Script |
13 |
DESERT CHAT |
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Leave small potato for gibber bird (6,4) |
DESERT + CHAT |
16 |
BOTTOMS UP |
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Saying raised in pubs all over the place! (7,2) |
MOTTO reversed inside anagram of PUBS |
17 |
ESCALADE |
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Mount extraordinary case against lad with drugs (8) |
Anagram of CASE + LAD + E |
19 |
COPING |
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Managing brickie’s top course (6) |
Double Definition |
20 |
TARSEAL |
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Temperature associated with a laser affected surface (7) |
T + anagram of A LASER |
22 |
EMBER |
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Five of them berated old flame (5) |
thEM BERated |
24 |
SIREN |
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Father now at the front is a charmer (5) |
SIRE + (N)ow |
25 |
PLAN |
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Flyer detailed a proposal? (4) |
PLAN(e) |