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Answers and Clues |
Explanations |
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SOCIAL LEPER |
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Outcast has kept away from representation of local Pharisees? (6,5) |
Anagram of LOCAL PHARISEES minus HAS |
7 |
SUB |
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Replacement coach given backing (3) |
BUS reversed |
9 |
AGENT |
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A fellow worker in the selling business (5) |
A + GENT |
10 |
MANICURED |
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Dog owned by spoilt maiden is well groomed (9) |
CUR inside anagram of MAIDEN |
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BIOSPHERE |
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Enclosed ecosystem’s new-fangled probe is filled with helium (9) |
Anagram of PROBE IS outside HE |
12 |
HOUSE |
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Residence is hot, mostly, before service (5) |
(HO)t + USE |
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LINE-OUT |
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Rugby union play routinely deployed without flankers? (4-3) |
Anagram of (r)OUTINEL(y) |
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TART |
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Like lemon pie (4) |
Double Definition |
18 |
LIMA |
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Affiliates of Muslim Action Centre in Peru (4) |
musLIM Action |
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SPECIAL |
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Peculiar drinks containing ice sent back (7) |
(ICE inside LAPS) reversed |
23 |
SHOTS |
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Photographs recently taken in the middle of Brussels (5) |
HOT inside bruSSels |
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PARASITIC |
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Bloodsucking father, one embraced by demented racist (9) |
PA + (I inside anagram of RACIST) |
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HYPNOTISE |
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Entrance is not switched around in publicity stunt (9) |
(NOT + IS) inside HYPE |
27 |
AVERT |
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Turn away troubled relative not admitting lie (5) |
Anagram of RELATIVE minus LIE |
28 |
RED |
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Area of suture definitely inflamed (3) |
sutuRE Definitely |
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SCRUTINISED |
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Inspected ship originally sailed with cargo of metal (11) |
(S)hip + (CRUISED outside TIN) |
Down |
Answers and Clues |
Explanations |
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SEAT BELT |
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It securely holds sitter’s wobbly table in position (4,4) |
Anagram of TABLE inside SET |
2 |
CRETONNE |
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Crew reduced weight and heavy material (8) |
CRE(w) + TONNE |
3 |
ACT UP |
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Federation of workers quietly carry on (3,2) |
ACTU + P |
4 |
LAMBERT |
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Part of normal amber traffic light unit (7) |
normaL AMBER Traffic |
5 |
PUNGENT |
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Spicy joke by lady’s man (7) |
PUN + GENT |
6 |
RACEHORSE |
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People organised shoer for track competitor (9) |
RACE + anagram of SHOER |
7 |
SIRIUS |
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I squeezed between gentleman and American star (6) |
I inside (SIR + US) |
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BUDGET |
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Develop secure financial statement (6) |
BUD + GET |
14 |
OMISSIONS |
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Gaps overseas filled by military operation (9) |
OS outside MISSION |
16 |
MISTRESS |
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Lady of the house married one with anxiety (8) |
M + I + STRESS |
17 |
PLACATED |
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Drunken cadet, after party, returned and calmed down (8) |
Anagram of CADET after (ALP reversed) |
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APPLIER |
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One who uses a power tool with end-piece detached (7) |
A + P + PLIER(s) |
20 |
SERPENT |
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Registered enclosure put in place for a snake (7) |
(R + PEN) inside SET |
21 |
ESTHER |
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Queen of Persia rules the region to some extent (6) |
rulES THE Region |
22 |
TORPID |
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Slow to river, duck toppled over (6) |
TO + R + (DIP reversed) |
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SPAIN |
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Resort in a European country (5) |
SPA + IN |