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8 Longing to get back after a “Day in France” trip (7)
9 Don’t understand why you never call on? (4, 2, 3)
13 Only a beginner and very young, indeed (5)
14 Sicken you and you turn away (5)
15 Deleted “was courting” (4, 3)
16 Continue, dear sirs, to struggle in (7)
17 How Ronald introduced himself to her, on return? (5)
18 See a lot of (5)
20 It’s just a game and a drink, good gracious! (5)
22 S-silly about - absolutely crazy! (6)
23 “No more of that,” one returned. “It’s disgusting” (6)
25 Had recovered, we gathered (7)
27 Entering a ludicrously unreal figure, or number (7)
30 A fashionable doctor with a beautiful girl (6)
31 Saves dosh, somehow, for about half a year (6)
3 2 With a cold in the head, shivery, needed an aspirin (5)
35 Spoils the acts (5)
36 How a sheepdog with its flock penned feels? (3, 2)
37 “Lacking humour,” you interposed (7)
39 Abandons, when it’s depleted (4, 3)
41 Interrogate the odd girl pupil (5)
42 With the top off, easier to manoeuvre and |
8 Begins again (7)
9 Unpaid worker (9)
13 Defence plea (5)
14 Edge (5)
15 Originator (7)
16 To decorate (7)
17 Approaches (5)
18 One thousand pounds, slang (5)
20 Fabric (5)
22 Chatter or gossip (6)
23 Three times (6)
25 Short axe (7)
27 Nail polish (7)
30 Breathe out (6)
31 Piece of small shot (6)
32 Perspire (5)
35 Major artery (5)
36 Depart (5)
37 Bullfighter (7)
39 Display (7)
41 Scandinavian (5)
42 Horse controls (5)
43 Gardening machine (4, 5)
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1 Keep your word, coming round on time (6)
2 How you said “I blew in”? (8)
3 Water-marked, sadly (4-7)
4 Brain-damaged girl raised in to be a performer (9)
5 Paul, misbehaving, had imbibed drink and that’s flat! (7)
6 Sensible? I don’t agree! Twaddle! (2-8)
7 Nothing to home in on (4)
10 Impede the taking of food through (6)
11 Disturbed, I snap “shut up” to the foreigners (7)
12 Sew the short ends to it, child (6)
19 Try a lush concoction; it’s highly seasoned (7)
21 Wander and give the wrong name to the Continental (7)
24 A tree that dogs don’t like? (5, 6)
26 No longer has the knack - of being a good communication? (5, 5)
28 Like the jockey on “Blowout,” cheered on? (3-6)
29 Mad for tips I can’t shower on (7)
30 Love to take the wife round, if one doesn’t have to walk (6)
32 The tail-ender, nevertheless (5, 3)
33 Many, before their conversion, shilly-shally (6)
34 Runs, but is allowed to take the odd rest (7)
38 He’s right at the foot of the tree (6)
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1 Older in years (6)
2 Screen test (8)
3 Clumsy (5-6)
4 Abides (9)
5 Opposite of failure (7)
6 Bolster (10)
7 Nuisance (4)
10 Scottish dish (6)
11 Igneous rock (7)
12 Dogsbody (6)
19 Under discussion (2, 5)
21 Tutor, educator (7)
24 Crabby (3-8)
26 Clavicle (10)
28 The rest (9)
29 Listening carefully (3, 4)
30 Tooth covering (6)
32 Make soaking wet (8)
34 Greedy guts (7)
38 Motorist (6)
40 Cure (4)
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ACROSS: 1, Ba-N-jo 6, State 9, Al-er-tly 10, Be-ar-d 11, Ur-G-es 12, Gnome 13, Pi-lot-Ed. 15, Hot 17, Rai-N 18, Celer-y 19, Smear 20, Sh-in-e's 22, Some (sum) 24, So-D 25, Don-ated 26, Licit 27, Carol 28, Catty 29, Flotsa-M 30, Feste 31, P-Ian-o.
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ACROSS: 1, Cheap 6, Peals 9, Foraged 10, Cleft 11, Rinse 12, React 13, Locales 15, End 17, Away 18, Engage 19, Leant 20, Global 22, Cede 24, Eel 25, Smaller 26, Belly 27, Stair 28, Avail 29, Rapture 30, Drool 31, Tried.
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DOWN: 2, AM-Elia 3, Jar-gon(-e) 4, Old 5, Grand 6, Slumber 7, Tyre 8, Tre-mor 12, Ger-ms 13, Press 14, Livid 15, Helot 16, Typed 18, C-abot 19, SE-ville 21, Horace 22, Sal-ami 23, (Mrs) Merton 25, Ditto 26, L-oft 28, Cap.
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DOWN: 2, Hollow 3, Affray 4, Pot 5, Hades 6, Per cent 7, Edit 8, Losing 12, Rebel 13, Large 14, Carol 15, Easel 16, Deter 18, Enemy 19, Lateral 21, Letter 22, Clever 23, Decide 25, Slate 26, Biro 28, Art.
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