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Answers and Clues |
Explanations |
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MICROSOFT |
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Sort of iMac not supporting a modified Windows generator (9) |
Anagram of SORT OF IMAC minus A |
6 |
LOGIC |
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Dope not picked up by disoriented police dog with good sense (5) |
Anagram of POLICE DOG minus DOPE |
9 |
SHELF |
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It offers support in some cases? (5) |
Cryptic Definition |
10 |
PERIMETER |
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Faulty timer carried by fellow outside (9) |
Anagram of TIMER inside PEER |
11 |
STRICKEN |
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Suffering from illness, kid in broadcast finished early (8) |
TRICK inside SEN(d) |
12 |
LEPERS |
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The French person giving up on social outcasts (6) |
LE + (PERSON minus ON) |
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HARDSHIP |
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Experienced vessel moved across river with difficulty (8) |
(HAD + SHIP) outside R |
16 |
GLUE |
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Stick uranium in treated gel (4) |
U inside anagram of GEL |
18 |
CHAP |
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Fellow with cheek (4) |
Double Definition |
19 |
POLISHER |
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Rubber is hard inside pole right? (8) |
(IS + H) inside POLE + R |
23 |
FORMER |
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Old shaping tool (6) |
Double Definition |
24 |
FUEL CELL |
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“Power source went down” – absorbing cryptic clue (4,4) |
FELL outside anagram of CLUE |
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INSPIRING |
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Encouraging one sheltered by home well (9) |
I inside (IN + SPRING) |
28 |
CLERK |
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Office worker, a stickler, ignoring IT as ordered (5) |
Anagram of A STICKLER minus (IT AS) |
29 |
GLIDE |
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Move smoothly, say, around and across cover (5) |
EG reversed outside LID |
30 |
DETONATED |
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Went off English school in old-fashioned setting (9) |
ETON inside DATED |
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Answers and Clues |
Explanations |
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MISUSE |
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Minute issue distorted exploitation (6) |
M + anagram of ISSUE |
2 |
CLEAR THE AIR |
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Clarify soil discovered in a relic needing restoration (5,3,3) |
EARTH inside anagram of A RELIC |
3 |
OFFICER |
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Committee member, one caught in arms of volunteer (7) |
(I + C) inside OFFER |
4 |
OPPRESSION |
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Hardship and pressure concealed by Spooner is complicated (10) |
P inside anagram of SPOONER IS |
5 |
TURN |
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Switch temperature connected to boiler (4) |
T + URN |
6 |
LIMPET |
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Large piece of fruit preferred with shellfish (6) |
(LIM)e + PET |
7 |
GOT |
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Acquired leave before end of August (3) |
GO + augus(T) |
8 |
CURTSIED |
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Dog, secured by rope around pole, showed respect (8) |
CUR + (TIED outside S) |
13 |
ENLARGEMENT |
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People engaged by real gent corrected big shot (11) |
MEN inside anagram of REAL GENT |
14 |
MINI-BUDGET |
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One shift cited in brand-new Government’s financial statement (4-6) |
(I + BUDGE) inside MINT |
17 |
SCOFFING |
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Contents of comedian’s coffin generates derision (8) |
comedianS COFFIN Generates |
20 |
HELICON |
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Help undersized figure with a bass tuba? (7) |
HEL(p) + ICON |
21 |
REFINE |
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Sports official during final of league is perfect (6) |
REF + IN + leagu(E) |
22 |
FLAKED |
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Flesh from shark and tail of cod peeled away in layers (6) |
FLAKE + co(D) |
25 |
FIND |
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Come across addict dropping ecstasy (4) |
FIEND minus E |
27 |
SKI |
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Captain mostly described travel over water (3) |
(SKI)p |