An enjoyable workout. Not sure I can predict how difficult people will find it, as there are some very straighforward clues as well as a few others that I couldn't see straight away, e.g. 5ac, 10ac. 8 minutes for me.
Across |
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Timely cue (6) |
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PROMPT - double definition |
| 5 |
Have doubts about English spinner (6) |
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WEAVER - WAVER around E for english. |
| 8 |
Artist in private room, Bobby (4,9) |
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JOHN CONSTABLE - 'Private room' is usually loo, which in American parlance is JOHN. 'Bobby' is a policeman, or CONSTABLE. |
| 9 |
Speculator initially selling tin and gold (4) |
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STAG - Frst letters of Selling Tin And Gold |
| 10 |
Praise mending of tyre after punctured (8) |
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FLATTERY - Anagram ('mending of') of TYRE after FLAT (puncture) |
| 11 |
Standard fellow, eh? (6) |
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PARDON - PAR (standard), DON (fellow of a college). DON also works as 'fellow' meaning a man's name. |
| 13 |
Drop class by the sound of it (6) |
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LESSEN -sounds like LESSON |
| 15 |
Terrible despair after time moved slowly (8) |
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TRAIPSED - Anagram ('terrible') of DESPAIR after T for time |
| 17 |
Quiet performance in ballroom I'm enjoying (4) |
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MIME - hidden word ballrooM IM Enjoying |
| 19 |
Robert's related to the solver, no problem! (4,4,5) |
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BOBS YOUR UNCLE - fairly self-explanatory |
| 21 |
Reflexive pronoun is left out (6) |
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ITSELF - IS + Anagram ('out') of LEFT |
| 22 |
Call by women's group for electrical work (6) |
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WIRING - RING (call) after WI (women's group) |
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