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Answers and Clues |
Explanations |
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SUBTRACT |
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Dock area east of naval vessel (8) |
TRACT after SUB |
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SMALLS |
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Items of a personal nature, all listed in text (6) |
ALL inside SMS |
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GLEAM |
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Flash part of Kyogle? A motel? (5) |
kyoGLE A Motel |
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MOONLIGHT |
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Way of working on delicate work at a secondary job (9) |
MO + ON + LIGHT |
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ENDEAVOURED |
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Tried to complete and do a revue in a new sequence (11) |
END + anagram of DO A REVUE |
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LOP |
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Cut record with a hole in the middle (3) |
LP outside O |
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WHIPPERSNAPPER |
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Cheeky young lad’s weight disconcerted nipper, perhaps (14) |
W + anagram of NIPPER PERHAPS |
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IMPRESSIONABLE |
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Sensitive urchin research is withdrawn, concerning expert (14) |
IMP + RES + (IS reversed) + ON + ABLE |
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LOT |
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Share half of red wine (3) |
mer(LOT) |
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ILLUSTRATOR |
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Sick American deserter giving up one artist (11) |
ILL + US + (TRAITOR minus I) |
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OUTFITTER |
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Ring trade union backing trimmer and tailor (9) |
O + (TU reversed) + FITTER |
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GAINS |
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Gets gas disconnected outside home (5) |
GAS outside IN |
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SUPPER |
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Starter of prawns included in great meal (6) |
(P)rawns inside SUPER |
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ADULTERY |
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True lady’s incongruous action? (8) |
Anagram of TRUE LADY |
Down |
Answers and Clues |
Explanations |
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SIGNED |
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Endorsed study taken by American soldiers returning (6) |
(DEN + GIS) reversed |
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BREADTH |
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Sourdough, for example, served with nearly all of the spread (7) |
BREAD + (TH)e |
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RUMBA |
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Couple from band behind strange dance music (5) |
(BA)nd after RUM |
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COMMONERS |
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Cold men’s room unsettled ordinary people (9) |
C + anagram of MENS ROOM |
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MELODRAMA |
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Model prepared to push a theatrical production (9) |
Anagram of MODEL + RAM + A |
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LEG SLIP |
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Lancashire’s opener, for example, cutting for one close to the keeper (3,4) |
(L)ancashire + EG + SLIP |
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SET APART |
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Isolated source of water, listed in rates, varied (3,5) |
TAP inside anagram of RATES |
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SOAR |
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The sound made by annoyed fly (4) |
Sounds like SORE |
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PRECIPICE |
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Pimm’s original recipe, served mostly with ice, is a great drop (9) |
(P)imm + (RECIP)e + ICE |
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SPONSORED |
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Cross embedded in small body of water should be supported (9) |
SORE inside (S + POND) |
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MILLIONS |
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Factory is carrying on with a lot of money (8) |
MILL + (IS outside ON) |
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PIT STOP |
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Break in trip – it’s to pause? (3,4) |
triP ITS TO Pause |
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LATRINE |
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Variety of rat spotted in rank toilet (7) |
Anagram of RAT inside LINE |
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CRUSTY |
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Brittle fungus seen in outskirts of city? (6) |
RUST inside (C)it(Y) |
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LITE |
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Ingredients of nutritional items low in calories (4) |
nutritionaL ITEms |
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REGAL |
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Magnificent beer tipped over (5) |
LAGER reversed |