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Answers and Clues |
Explanations |
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SOLITUDE |
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Trade union, active in firm, stood by end of employee’s privacy (8) |
TU inside SOLID + employe(E) |
5 |
FORGET |
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Lose track of time following fashion (6) |
T after FORGE |
9 |
RUN ON |
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Right one expelled from union is to continue (3,2) |
R + (UNION minus I) |
10 |
PORCELAIN |
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China’s ore containing carbon found in open country (9) |
(ORE outside C) inside PLAIN |
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AUTHENTICATION |
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Hallmark gold on the Titanic at sea (14) |
AU + anagram of ON THE TITANIC |
14 |
PLEA |
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A number of people accepted defendant’s claim (4) |
peoPLE Accepted |
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WORKMATE |
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Potassium absorbed by worm consumed colleague (8) |
K inside WORM + ATE |
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RESPIRED |
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Race’s leader, especially one flushed, took a breath (8) |
(R)ace+ ESP + I + RED |
20 |
STET |
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Retainer is organised, including time (4) |
SET outside T |
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ORCHESTRATIONS |
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Arrangements made by composers or stores following case (14) |
OR + (RATIONS after CHEST) |
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HOTHOUSES |
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Conservatories you once fitted with external pipes (9) |
THOU inside HOSES |
27 |
RAT ON |
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Moved quickly around to sell down the river (3,2) |
RAN outside TO |
28 |
MASTER |
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Head of school in a term reviewed teacher? (6) |
(S)chool inside anagram of A TERM |
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INFERRED |
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Last part of dinner, after a blend of fine wine, is concluded (8) |
dinne(R) after anagram of FINE + RED |
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Answers and Clues |
Explanations |
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SERIAL PORT |
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Old computer interface is real shoddy on side of case (6,4) |
Anagram of IS REAL + PORT |
2 |
LUNETTE |
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Catch, fitted inside instrument, is a crescent-shaped ornament (7) |
NET inside LUTE |
3 |
TINGED |
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Coloured container aged apart from a bit (6) |
TIN + (a)GED |
4 |
DEPUTY |
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Lieutenant’s record in service (6) |
EP inside DUTY |
6 |
OVERTAKE |
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Leave behind plain cake after first slice (8) |
OVERT + (c)AKE |
7 |
GRANOLA |
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One of the family, old, cut back on a breakfast cereal (7) |
GRAN + OL(d) + A |
8 |
TENT |
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Occupier giving up an abode meant to be temporary (4) |
TENANT minus AN |
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RECKON |
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Count on finishing dilapidated vehicle with front-end missing (6) |
ON after (w)RECK |
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JETTISONED |
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Black tie worn by son heading to dance should be thrown out (10) |
JET + (SON outside TIE) + (D)ance |
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WISHBONE |
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Quiet boy briefly tucked into wine and a piece of chicken (8) |
[SH + BO(y)] inside WINE |
17 |
HEISTS |
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The man is admitting street robberies (6) |
(HE + IS) outside ST |
19 |
STRATUS |
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Grey cover is right in position (7) |
R inside STATUS |
21 |
TROTTER |
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Leading part of the swine? (7) |
(T)he + ROTTER |
22 |
ORISON |
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Section of mahzor is one prayer (6) |
mahzOR IS ONe |
23 |
STARVE |
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Celebrity vehicle with no passengers is fast? (6) |
STAR + V(ehicl)E |
25 |
CHUM |
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Companion quietly slipped away from foolish person (4) |
CHUMP minus P |