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          For ease of producing this solution I have numbered the crossword and clues conventionally. Across Answers and Clues Explanations 7 EXPLOIT Take advantage of scheme mostly used in evacuation (7) (PLO)t inside EXIT 8 GRANDEE … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 NOTICEABLE Obvious illicit drug taken by VIP (10) ICE inside NOTABLE 6 SPEC Small muscle’s detailed description (4) S + PEC 10 UMBER Deep brown wood, trimmed at one end (5) (l)UMBER 11 PERCOLATE … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 SUSPENDERS Shoppers, say, pinching American braces (10) SPENDERS outside US 6 MAUL Severely criticise new compilation of album lacking band’s original piece (4) Anagram of ALBUM minus (B)and 10 OVERALL Lover switched around a … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 GOT AHEAD Advanced dotage has greatly developed (3,5) Anagram of (DOTAGE HA)s 5 THONGS Lots of people without right footwear (6) THRONGS minus R 10 OMEGA The conclusion is nothing great (5) O + … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 DISSIPATE Waste is linked to sample in time (9) (IS + SIP) inside DATE 6 FACTS Communicator stated known information (5) Sounds like FAX 9 CALLS UP Contacts all substitutes originally involved in tournament … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 REASSIGN Give a new job to fool in command (8) ASS inside REIGN 5 CURSOR Dog kind – tailless pointer? (6) CUR + SOR(t) 10 COCHLEAR IMPLANT One representative in a concert hall arranged … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 REMOVALIST One who helps to shift stuff left in accommodation of ruined movie star (10) L inside anagram of MOVIE STAR 6 SPUD Digger’s ingredients used in Christmas pudding (4) christmaS PUDding 10 CONGRATULATIONS … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 BATTLE-SCARRED Veteran cricketer confused scarlet and red (6-7) BAT + anagram of SCARLET + RED 9 OREGANO Flavour enhancer or, say, a number (7) OR + EG + A + NO 10 RETIREE Someone … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 BUS TRIPS Tourist drives and cuts after break (3,5) RIPS after BUST 5 ACIDIC Sharp one played twice in Australian rock band (6) (I, I) inside ACDC 10 LIARS Fabricators use a boat to … Continue reading →