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Answers and Clues |
Explanations |
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BATTLEDRESS |
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Military uniform was first stored in club secured by lock (11) |
LED inside (BAT + TRESS) |
9 |
UNCLEAN |
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Relative, one in need of a wash (7) |
UNCLE + AN |
10 |
SPATULA |
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St Paul reworked second part of Galatians – it’s uplifting (7) |
Anagram of ST PAUL + g(A)latians |
11 |
KEEP AT |
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Finish innovative design of tape deck with no CD input (4,2) |
Anagram of TAPE DECK minus CD |
12 |
SUPPLANT |
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Replace excited leader of party consumed by bias (8) |
[UP + (P)arty] inside SLANT |
14 |
TOOT |
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Ring swallowed by small child – blast! (4) |
O inside TOT |
15 |
POST-SEASON |
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Advertise Marine Boy when regular play time is over? (4-6) |
POST + SEA + SON |
18 |
DISCLOSING |
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Record, unsuccessful, is revealing (10) |
DISC + LOSING |
19 |
BABA |
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Young child nearly finished off a small cake (4) |
BAB(y) + A |
22 |
FLAGSHIP |
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Drops in an item that stands out amongst the rest (8) |
FLAGS + HIP |
24 |
PAPERS |
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One who assists executive person not taking on media outlets (6) |
PA + (PERSON minus ON) |
26 |
EVASION |
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Deliver retired one in connection with deception (7) |
SAVE reversed + I + ON |
27 |
LITHIUM |
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Mood-stabilising drug transformed humility mostly (7) |
Anagram of (HUMILIT)y |
28 |
MASTERPIECE |
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Classic meat recipes given a new look (11) |
Anagram of MEAT RECIPES |
Down |
Answers and Clues |
Explanations |
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BACHELORS |
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Famous writer of music created roles for university students (9) |
BACH + anagram of ROLES |
2 |
THE MAN |
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Those people employed by an employer (3,3) |
THEM + AN |
3 |
LANE |
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Unrestricted aircraft regularly travelled route? (4) |
p)LANE(s |
4 |
DISGUSTING |
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Shameless nudist is strangely holding guinea pig’s tail (10) |
Anagram of NUDIST IS outside G + pi(G) |
5 |
EXAMPLES |
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Test planes not carrying an assortment of cases (8) |
EXAM + (PLANES minus AN) |
6 |
SAUNA |
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Aunt finished early in state room equipped with a steam bath (5) |
AUN(t) inside SA |
7 |
JUNKET |
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Scrap even parts of best all-expenses-paid trip (6) |
JUNK + b(E)s(T) |
8 |
CARTON |
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Box not mounted underneath vehicle (6) |
NOT reversed after CAR |
13 |
CONSCIENCE |
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Moral sense changed since clubs put in smoker (10) |
(Anagram of SINCE + C) inside CONE |
16 |
SPARE TIME |
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Fight drug issue raised in leisure period (5,4) |
SPAR + E + (EMIT reversed) |
17 |
CLASSICS |
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Close, a vessel is transporting 100 definitive works (8) |
CL + A + SS + (IS outside C) |
18 |
DEFIED |
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Challenged condition written the wrong way in legal document (6) |
IF reversed inside DEED |
20 |
ASSUME |
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Put on turkey, a big bird all over (6) |
ASS + (EMU reversed) |
21 |
TATTLE |
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Gossip’s story about time repeated once (6) |
TALE outside (T+T) |
23 |
ALARM |
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A large usher’s offering is an eye-opener (5) |
A + L + ARM |
25 |
CLIP |
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Hold speed (4) |
Double Definition |