Down |
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Set out with a compass, crossing top of ridge (7) |
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ARRANGE - A, the RANGE of = the compass of, crossing R ("top" of Ridge) |
3 |
Swindle man on board (4) |
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ROOK - double definition |
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£10 brought up for cheesemaker (6) |
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RENNET - TENNER (£10) brought up/reversed. |
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Not appropriate, units due to be changed (8) |
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UNSUITED - anagram (to be changed) of UNITS DUE |
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Monotonous speaker, doctor on energy (5) |
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DRONE - DR (doctor), ON, E(nergy) |
7 |
Predicament consuming terribly wary dramatist (10) |
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PLAYWRIGHT - PLIGHT (predicament) consuming an anagram (terribly) of WARY |
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My old country's royal event (10) |
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CORONATION - COR (my/gosh/etc.) O(ld) NATION (country) is the answer. |
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Everyone at home welcoming a church wedding (8) |
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ALLIANCE - ALL (everyone) IN (at home) welcoming A, CE (Church of England = church) |
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Stupid in the way that number must cross island (7) |
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ASININE - AS (in the way that) NINE (number) to cross I(sland). I wonder how many people this has caught out in spelling bees? Easily done, and what a word to crash out on. |
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Bright in bar after opening of curtains (6) |
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CLEVER - LEVER (bar) after C ("opening" of Curtains) |
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Dark wicked thing (5) |
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NIGHT - anagram (wicked) of NIGHT. I was wondering if there was a short word for an UNLIT CANDLE after that inspired old chestnut clue "A wicked thing? (6)" - as in, a thing with a wick. |
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Song from Callas, not her first (4) |
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ARIA - MARIA Callas was a famous soprano (apparently), deduct the first letter. |
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