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Pays for conservative's false alibi (5,5) |
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COVER STORY - COVERS (pays for) TORY (Conservative) |
| 7 |
What a casino employee might say is perfect? (5) |
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IDEAL - or "I DEAL" might say a casino employee |
| 8 |
Ship's wreckage — beginning to find plenty in the morning (7) |
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FLOTSAM - F ("beginning" to Find) LOTS (plenty) AM (in the morning) |
| 10 |
Pet dragon is strange baptism participant! (9) |
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GODPARENT - anagram (is strange) of PET DRAGON |
| 12 |
Eat briefly, making racket (3) |
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DIN - DINE (eat), briefly = dock the tail |
| 13 |
Drink, for example, with medal being returned (6) |
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EGGNOG - EG (for example), with GONG (medal) being returned |
| 15 |
Inability to catch, or retain, strangely (3,3) |
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TIN EAR - anagram (strangely) of RETAIN. Catch as in hear. |
| 16 |
Supply department (3) |
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ARM - double definition. |
| 17 |
Therefore a religious leader initially records a drama (4,5) |
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SOAP OPERA - SO (therefore) A POPE (a religious leader) R ("initially" Records) A |
| 20 |
Flood from river covering moor regularly (7) |
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TORRENT - TRENT (river) covering OR (m O o R "regularly") |
| 22 |
Blackbeard, say, doesn't start being angry (5) |
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IRATE - pIRATE (Blackbeard, say, "doesn't start") |
| 23 |
A quick game with mates? (5,5) |
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SPEED CHESS - cryptic definition, as in check mate. I recently read The Royal Game by Stefan Zweig, a novella. It's excellent! |
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