Across |
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Feast keeps old woman in compound (8) |
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DOPAMINE - DINE (feast) insert O (old) PAM (random woman). Dopamine is not an amine that makes you dopey; its name is a contraction of 3,4-dihydroxyphenethylamine, a hormone and neurotransmitter essential to the functioning of your brain. |
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Flower pot almost useless (6) |
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CROCUS - CROC(K) - pot almost; US = useless, unserviceable. |
10 |
This, under LA, SF and Santa A, in slippage? (3,7,5) |
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SAN ANDREAS FAULT - (UNDER LA SF SANTA A)* my FOI |
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Violin piece by leader in strong position (10) |
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BRIDGEHEAD - BRIDGE (violin piece), HEAD (leader). |
13 |
Crone a non-starter in desire (4) |
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ITCH - WITCH doesn't start. |
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Key often used by news boss went in (7) |
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ENTERED - ENTER (key often used) ED (news boss). |
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Endless respect little man gives senior officer (7) |
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ADMIRAL - ADMIR(E) = endless respect, AL a little chap. |
18 |
Soldiers taking area in French town and city (7) |
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ORLEANS - OR (soldiers) LENS (a town near Calais) has A for area inserted. |
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Experiment involves cat finding fish (7) |
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TELEOST - TEST (experiment) has LEO (a cat) inserted. Teleosts include some 96% of all bony fish species, from the Greek teleios (complete) + osteon (bone). I had seen the word before and knew it was something to do with fish, but couldn't have told you much more without Wiki's help. |
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Work found regularly in two mills (4) |
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TOIL - Alternate letters of T w O m I l L s. |
22 |
Warm house and outbuilding very good inside (10) |
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HOSPITABLE - HO (house) STABLE (outbuilding) insert PI (very good). |
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Medicinal plant cultivated in vigneron's empire (7,8) |
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EVENING PRIMROSE - (VIGNERONS EMPIRE)*. |
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Stupid baronet plunged into river (6) |
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OBTUSE - BT (baronet) goes in the River Ouse. |
28 |
Somewhere in France that's cleaner — and very French! (8) |
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CHARTRES - CHAR as in charwoman, or charperson perhaps now, TRES très being French for very. Two days in a row, we're in Chartres. |