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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Doctor gin in filthy room? That's mean (6)
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### Answer: STINGY
### Explanation: Definition: mean
**Anagram of**(doctor) GIN **contained in**(in) STY(filthy room housing eg. pigs and teenagers?)
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Herb vicar's uncovered in church (8)
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### Answer: BASILICA
### Explanation: Definition: church
BASIL(herb) ICA{"vicar" **minus** "v" & "r", its outermost letters(uncovered)}
Defn: An early Christian or medieval church.
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: After resistance, change census area – that allays doubts (11)
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### Answer: REASSURANCE
### Explanation: Definition: that allays doubts
**Anagram of**(change) CENSUS AREA **placed after**(after) R(in physics, symbol for electrical resistance)
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: City in Laos, look! (4)
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### Answer: OSLO
### Explanation: Definition: City
**Hidden in**(in) laOS LOok
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: There's assistance here to welcome rerouted flier? (8)
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### Answer: AIRFIELD
### Explanation: Definition: There's assistance here to welcome rerouted flier
AID(assistance) **containing**(to welcome) **anagram of**(rerouted) FLIER.
Defn: A nice &lit – if your flight has been rerouted to another airport/airfield, hopefully you'll find some help there.
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Shattered bike racer swallowing tablet – it relieves tension (10)
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### Answer: ICEBREAKER
### Explanation: Definition: it, relieves tension
**Anagram of**(shattered) BIKE RACER **containing**(swallowing) E(abbrev. for the drug $$e$$cstasy which comes in tablet form). Grim surface refering to athletes taking drugs.
Defn: That which breaks down the tension amongst strangers at a party, bar or even a business meeting. Could be a chat-up line, a party game, or even a "Aren't we having nice weather today?". Though nowadays, with certain people at certain venues, it might well be a tablet.
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Tiger starts with it of course (3)
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### Answer: TEE
### Explanation: Definition: Tiger starts with it of course
Double defn: 1st: The letter "t" with which the word "tiger" starts; and 2nd: What Tiger(Woods) starts with on a golf course (except, of course, the short holes of the course). An &lit double defn. though, I'm not sure, but it might have appeared somewhere before, I seem to recall vaguely.
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Reduction in size permitted in meat (6)
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### Answer: CUTLET
### Explanation: Definition: meat
CUT(reduction in size) LET(permitted)
Defn: A slice of meat
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Mischievous act in Portugal, giving off bad smell (5)
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### Answer: PRANK
### Explanation: Definition: Mischievous act
P(International Vehicle Registration for Portugal) RANK(giving off bad/offensive smell)
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Unusually nice article, he might shed light? (11)
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### Answer: ELECTRICIAN
### Explanation: Definition: he might shed light?
**Anagram of**(unusually) NICE ARTICLE
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Play has racier tone unfortunately (10)
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### Answer: RECREATION
### Explanation: Definition: Play
**Anagram of**(unfortunately) RACIER TONE
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Annoys with criticism, singular, that's avoidable (8)
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### Answer: NEEDLESS
### Explanation: Definition: avoidable
NEEDLES(annoys with criticism) S(singular/single, as in eg. SWF in personal ads)
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Urged to reform internally, gone off alcohol, very hard work! (8)
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### Answer: DRUDGERY
### Explanation: Definition: very hard work
**Anagram of**(to reform) URGED **contained in**(internally) DRY(abstaining from/avoiding/gone off alcohol)
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: French city hotel in area known to clergyman (6)
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### Answer: PARISH
### Explanation: Definition: area known to clergyman
PARIS(French capital city) H(represented by "hotel" in the phonetic alphabet)
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Most important tree on street (5)
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### Answer: FIRST
### Explanation: Definition: Most important
FIR(kind of tree) ST(abbrev. for street)
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Actors discarded (4)
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### Answer: CAST
### Explanation: Definition: Actors,discarded
Double defn.
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Unhappy as island regularly ignored (3)
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### Answer: SAD
### Explanation: Definition: Unhappy
"island" **minus** 1st,3rd, and 5th letters(regularly ignored)
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Business management course (6,8)
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### Answer: TOILET TRAINING
### Explanation: Definition: Business management course
Cryptic defn: "To do one's business" means, to a child, going to the toilet.
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Even Ali tying involves an act of bribery (8)
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### Answer: VENALITY
### Explanation: Definition: an act of bribery
**Hidden in**(involves) eVEN ALI TYing
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: In most need of support – the rest of Spain docked, holding a big cup? (8)
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### Answer: SAGGIEST
### Explanation: Definition: In most need of support
{SIEST("siesta",the midday rest that everyone in Spain has daily **minus** "a",the last letter(docked)} **containing**(holding) [A + GG(double G,size of a big brassiere cup, though not the biggest, which apparently is L(single only, no double L)]. Took me a long time to figure out what *the* cup was – went down the FA, League, Champions Cup path – a reflection of where my priorities are, rightly or wrongly? 🙂
Defn: Bit of an &lit – the saggiest might very well need a big cup
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Where bloomers are made like the fourth and sixth incarnations of Dr Who? (6)
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### Answer: BAKERY
### Explanation: Definition: Where bloomers are made
Whimsical adjective describing(like), formed by suffix -Y, **placed after** BAKER(Tom and Colin, the fourth and sixth actors playing the role,incarnations of television's Dr Who)
Defn: Where bloomers,medium-sized loaves of bread, glazed and notched at the top, are baked
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Run with last bit of email, cc from Vince Cable – redraft can't be damaged (12)
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### Answer: INVULNERABLE
### Explanation: Definition: can't be damaged
**Anagram of**(redraft) [RUN + L(last letter,bit of "email") + VIN ABLE{"Vince Cable" **minus**(from) "cc"}]
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: A cracking Scottish party game (4)
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### Answer: SNAP
### Explanation: Definition: game
A **contained in**(cracking) SNP(abbrev. for the $$S$$cottish $$N$$ational $$P$$arty)
Defn: Children's card game involving calling the word "snap"
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Diplomatic approval of a fellow covering rock band (8)
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### Answer: AGREMENT
### Explanation: Definition: Diplomatic approval
A GENT(a fellow) **containing**(covering) REM(alternative rock band that started in 1980)
Defn: Approval by a government of a proposed envoy from a foreign government
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Daring Charles, say, to take cocaine (4)
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### Answer: RACY
### Explanation: Definition: Daring
RAY(~~someone,say with the name Charles~~ Edit.note: Per comments #3&10: Charles,the late R&B performer, someone,say with that name ) **containing**(to take) C(abbrev. for $$c$$ocaine)
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: West covering protest — island to flog French girl (12)
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### Answer: MADEMOISELLE
### Explanation: Definition: French girl
MAE(West, buxom actress after whom airmen's life preservers were appropriately nicknamed) **containing**(covering) [DEMO(short for a demonstration of protest) + I(abbrev. for island) + SELL(to flog, not to be confused with the act of beating)]
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Spoiled Tramp's quiet broadcast (8)
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### Answer: IMPAIRED
### Explanation: Definition: Spoiled
I'M(I am,setter is,Tramp is,Tramp's) P(piano,to be played in a quiet manner) AIRED(broadcast over the air)
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Naked king and queen surrounded by celebrities (8)
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### Answer: STARKERS
### Explanation: Definition: Naked
[K($$k$$ing) **plus**(and) ER($$E$$lizabeth $$R$$egina,the queen) **contained in**(surrounded by)] STARS(celebrities)
Defn: Derived from and as a short form for "stark naked"
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Harry Potter (6)
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### Answer: NIGGLE
### Explanation: Definition: Harry,Potter
Double defn: 1st: ~~To find fault with continually~~ Edit.note: Per comments#5&10: To irritate and worry; and 2nd: To fuss about with details and achieve little or nothing,to potter around
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: US TV celebrity losing heart for fish (4)
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### Answer: OPAH
### Explanation: Definition: fish
"Oprah" Winfrey,US TV talk show host,celebrity **minus** "r",its central letter(losing heart)
Defn: Aka moonfish or kingfish, a large and colourful deep-sea food fish. The name is of West African origin.
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Small gift strangely appealing (9)
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### Answer: LAGNIAPPE
### Explanation: Definition: Small gift
**Anagram of**(strangely) APPEALING
Defn: A small freebie,gift given by shopkeepers to their customers, but is also an unusual way to call a gratuity or tip. Interesting etymology – by way of French South Louisiana via Spanish and Quechua (Incan).
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: The Guardian joining line in the box with electronic figure (6)
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### Answer: TWELVE
### Explanation: Definition: figure
[WE(the Guardian,the paper that's publishing this crossword) **plus**(joining) L(line)] **contained in**(in) TV(television set,the box,boob tube) **plus**(with) E(abbrev. used in things electronic, such as e-mail, e-book,e-commerce)
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: At St Paul's ultimate activist is unravelling government figures (5,10)
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### Answer: VITAL STATISTICS
### Explanation: Definition: government figures
**Anagram of**(unravelling) [AT ST + L(the last letter,ultimate of "Paul") + ACTIVIST IS]
Defn: Figures relating to the human population and its condition and maintenance, eg. births, deaths, marriages, unemployment, age distribution, etc. tallied by the government. Not exactly what springs to mind when one hears the phrase in common usage.
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Turning up piece from Madonna, Mel B only gets Prince? (8)
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### Answer: NOBLEMAN
### Explanation: Definition: Prince?
***Reversal of***(turning up) and **hidden in**(piece from) madonNA MEL B ONly
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Large furniture store rebranded by Branson hit during the '80s? (4,1,6)
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### Answer: LIKE A VIRGIN
### Explanation: Definition: hit during the '80s?
L($$l$$arge) IKEA(international chain of stores specialising in knocked-down furniture, originating in Sweden) VIRGIN(Sir Richard Branson's flagship brand as in Virgin Atlantic Airways, Records, Mobile, Money, etc.)
Defn: Madonna hit song in the 80s
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Style of top kiss in supporting role to Leonardo? (10)
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### Answer: TURTLENECK
### Explanation: Definition: Style of top
NECK(kiss,pet) **placed after**(in supporing role to, in a down clue) TURTLE(an example,? of a Leonardo – the leader of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, a band of comic book and television characters, devised in the 80s whose 4 members were named after Italian painters)
Defn: A style of pullover, jumper or sweater with a high collar, often rolled or turned down, making the wearer's head appear to stick out like, well, a turtle's
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Cryptic giant having joined Times – has he? (10)
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### Answer: ENIGMATIST
### Explanation: Definition: he
**Anagram of**(cryptic) [GIANT **plus**(having joined) TIMES]
Defn: An &lit, referencing Enigmatist, regular,giant Guardian Cryptic crossword setter, who hasn't joined the panel of Times crossword setters – or has he?
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Fostered one put stone finally in giant-killing weapon after run up? (9)
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### Answer: NURSELING
### Explanation: Definition: Fostered one
[E(last letter,finally of "stone") **contained in**(put…in) SLING(giant-killing weapon used in the biblical contestn of David vs. Goliath)] **placed after**(after) **reversal of**(up, in a down clue) RUN
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Stigmatise thick person consuming food additive? (8)
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### Answer: DENOUNCE
### Explanation: Definition: Stigmatise
DUNCE(stupid,thick person) **containing**(consuming) ENO(the branded salts, essentially sodium bicarbonate and sodium carbonate that you take after,additive to, having too much food, to relieve that ill-feeling. Named after its inventor James Crossley Eno. Edit.note: Per comment #5: OR as the setter intended E NO, part of food additive numbering system.
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Tie short procedure covered by plastic surgeon, ultimately? (4-2)
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### Answer: CLIP-ON
### Explanation: Definition: Tie
LIPO(short for liposuction,procedure for sucking excess fat out of your body, and since fat builds up again, your money is also being sucked out of your wallet) **contained in**(covered by) CN(the last letters,ultimately of "plastic" and "surgeon" respectively)
Defn: Kind of tie that doesn't require tying a knot, but just putting the clip on, knot and all
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: English one who noted stirring Earl Grey at the top (5)
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### Answer: ELGAR
### Explanation: Definition: English one who noted
**Anagram of**(stirring) [EARL + G(first letter,at the top of "grey")]
Defn: English composer,one who put notes together,noted – easier said than done
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Rat on Archer (4)
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### Answer: TELL
### Explanation: Definition: Rat on,Archer
Double defn: 1st: To tell tales on someone; and 2nd: The patriotic Swiss bowman William. For a couple of moments, I was associating "rat" with "Jeff". 🙂
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: What'll stop you receiving advert for organ? (7)
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### Answer: EARPLUG
### Explanation: Definition: What'll stop you receiving advert for organ
PLUG($$advert$$isement) **placed after**(for) EAR(organ of hearing)
Defn: Device for organ that'll stop you from receiving advert – a great &lit
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Spooner's tutor spotted cat (7)
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### Answer: CHEETAH
### Explanation: Definition: spotted cat
Spoonerism of "teacher",tutor
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Christmas book dropped by prize giver (4)
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### Answer: NOEL
### Explanation: Definition: Christmas
"Nobel"(Alfred – founder,giver of the Nobel Prize) **minus**(dropped by) B($$b$$ook)
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Well-prepared plans are formed (9)
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### Answer: FOREARMED
### Explanation: Definition: Well-prepared
**Anagram of**(plans, as a verb) ARE FORMED
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Money for tramp (5)
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### Answer: POUND
### Explanation: Definition: Money,tramp
Double defn. 2nd: as a verb
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Come on portrait of listener? (4,4)
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### Answer: DRAW NEAR
### Explanation: Definition: Come on
DRAWN EAR(a portrait of a ear,listener)
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Uniquely how folk tales begin (4)
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### Answer: ONCE
### Explanation: Definition: Uniquely,how folk tales begin
Double defn: 2nd: Eg. "ONCE upon a time, there lived a giant…."
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Sacred book in case (5)
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### Answer: BLEST
### Explanation: Definition: Sacred
B($$b$$ook) LEST(in case,if it should happen)
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: One unfinished match brought back Eastern visitors (4)
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### Answer: MAGI
### Explanation: Definition: Eastern visitors
**Reversal of**(brought back) [I(Roman numeral one) + GAM("game",match **minus** its last letter(unfinished)
Defn: Famed visitors, three wise men from the East, to the infant Jesus
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Tory kiss stirred old supporters of House (8)
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### Answer: YORKISTS
### Explanation: Definition: old supporters of House
**Anagram of**(stirred) TORY KISS
Defn: Supporters of the Royal House of York, in the Wars of the Roses in olden England
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Colour that's no good in neckwear (5)
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### Answer: TINGE
### Explanation: Definition: Colour
NG($$n$$o $$g$$ood) **contained in**(in) TIE(neckwear)
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Fond bride straying out of bounds (9)
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### Answer: FORBIDDEN
### Explanation: Definition: out of bounds
**Anagram of**(straying) FOND BRIDE
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: The best toys for children (4)
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### Answer: TOPS
### Explanation: Definition: The best,toys for children
Double defn: 1st: The best, usually in the singular, as in . They don't write lyrics like these anymore!
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Unguents applied to playground kicks (7)
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### Answer: RECOILS
### Explanation: Definition: kicks
OILS(unguents) **placed after**(applied to) REC(short for $$rec$$reation ground,playground)
Defn: The reaction that a firearm gives you when you let it off
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Librettist making three times as much in recession (name withheld) (7)
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### Answer: GILBERT
### Explanation: Definition: Librettist
**Reversal of**(in recession) [TREBLIG{"trebling"(three times as much) **minus**(withheld) "n"(name)}]
Defn: Sir William, dramatist, humourist and librettist, half of the Gilbert and Sullivan team, responsible for English comic operettas
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Aura of sanctity from prince with nothing on (4)
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### Answer: HALO
### Explanation: Definition: Aura of sanctity
HAL(prince, son of King Henry IV of England, and later to become King Henry V) **plus**(with…on) O(looks like 0,zero,nothing)
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: A big hand as Paul's carried off by ape (8)
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### Answer: APPLAUSE
### Explanation: Definition: A big hand
**Anagram of**(off) PAUL'S **contained in**(carried…by) APE
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Swollen, as smokers did (6)
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### Answer: PUFFED
### Explanation: Definition: Swollen,smokers did
Double defn.
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Yokel pinching bottom of coquettish bird (8)
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### Answer: PHEASANT
### Explanation: Definition: bird
PEASANT(yokel) **containing**(pinching) H(last letter,bottom in a down clue of "coquettish")
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Smallholder from the old country? (6)
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### Answer: YEOMAN
### Explanation: Definition: Smallholder
YE(the article "the" in old English) OMAN(country in the Middle East)
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Oddball's Christmas missive? (4)
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### Answer: CARD
### Explanation: Definition: Oddball,Christmas missive?
Double defn.
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Put right what stripper did after the act (9)
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### Answer: REDRESSED
### Explanation: Definition: Put right,what stripper did after the act
Double defn.
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Quiptic setter's taken to Christmas show (5)
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### Answer: PANTO
### Explanation: Definition: Christmas show
PAN(one of the setters for the Quiptic crossword) **plus**(taken) TO
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Reason particular guest's content (5)
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### Answer: ARGUE
### Explanation: Definition: Reason
**Hidden in**(…'s content) particulAR GUEst
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Pour fat over wretched French jail (8)
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### Answer: BASTILLE
### Explanation: Definition: French jail
BASTE(noun for liquid used to moisten and flavour meat during cooking, eg. drippings, butter, fat – to digress: Christmas, dinner in particular, reminds me that this word has never been the same for me since someone told me of her friend who had a novel use for a turkey baster – for a DIY AI 🙂 ) **containing**(pour…over) ILL(adjective, wretched)
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Boatman and I capsized in Canadian lake (8)
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### Answer: MANITOBA
### Explanation: Definition: Canadian lake
**Anagram of**(capsized) BOATMAN **plus**(and) I
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### Clue: Chess champion announcing lack of fish on menu? (6)
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### Answer: KARPOV
### Explanation: Definition: Chess champion
**Homophone of**(announcing) "carp"(fish) "off"(lacking from,not on the menu for now)
Defn: Anatoly, world chess champion 1975-1985, and 1993-1999. Not to be confused with Garry Kasparov who defeated him in the intervening period, and then broke away from the chess governing body, FIDE in 1993 Karpov held the title until 1999 when he himself resigned from FIDE. (And you thought that chess was just a board-game)
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### Clue: Raising bar in fixed game (6)
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### Answer: TENNIS
### Explanation: Definition: game
**Reversal of**(raising) [INN(where one can quench one's thirst,bar) **contained in**(in) SET(fixed, as in "the date's been set")]
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### Clue: Lavish payment rector's accepted (4)
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### Answer: FREE
### Explanation: Definition: Lavish
FEE(payment) **containing**(…'s accepted,is accepted) R($$r$$ector)
Defn: Ready or generous in giving,liberal,lavish
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### Clue: Late enquiry about queen's hairdo (4)
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### Answer: PERM
### Explanation: Definition: hairdo
PM($$p$$ost-$$m$$ortem,an enquiry into the death of a person, the late so-and-so) **containing**(about) ER($$E$$lizabeth $$R$$egina,queen)
Defn: Short for permanent wave, so-called because the chemicals used caused the hair to curl permanently, sort of.
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### Clue: Confine temper when the game is safe (5,6)
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### Answer: CLOSE SEASON
### Explanation: Definition: when the game is safe
CLOSE(confine,shut as a verb) SEASON(to mitigate,moderate,temper as in "to season one's admiration with reticence")
Defn: The period when hunters are not allowed to hunt, and, hence, when the game,their quarry is safe from them
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### Clue: Gently wipe fish (3)
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### Answer: DAB
### Explanation: Definition: Gently wipe,fish
Double defn.
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### Clue: Illuminated note in volume (5)
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### Answer: LITRE
### Explanation: Definition: volume
LIT(illuminated) RE(the syllable used for the second tone,note of a diatonic scale, after "do". Or a "drop of golden sun")
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### Clue: Troop keeps absorbent material for gun (9)
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### Answer: FLINTLOCK
### Explanation: Definition: gun
FLOCK(a collective noun for a group of animals, including humans,troop,band) **containing**(keeps) LINT(absorbent material used in eg. dressing wounds, derived in name and made from linen)
Defn: An old fashioned gun named after the firing mechanism
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### Clue: Novice splits Polish metal plate (5,4)
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### Answer: SHEET IRON
### Explanation: Definition: metal plate
TIRO(novice) **contained in**(splits) SHEEN(polish,shine as a noun)
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### Clue: Weaken after losing pounds in Germany (5)
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### Answer: ESSEN
### Explanation: Definition: in Germany
"Lessen"(weaken,diminish) **minus**(after losing) "L"(£,sign for pound sterling)
Defn: Town in Germany once famous for steel production and ammunition and armaments manufacturing
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### Clue: A network under discussion (2,5)
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### Answer: AT ISSUE
### Explanation: Definition: under discussion
A TISSUE(a network, eg. a tissue of lies)
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### Clue: Stern parent (4)
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### Answer: REAR
### Explanation: Definition: Stern,parent
Double defn: 1st: The back part,rear of the boat,the stern; and 2nd: To raise,bring up,rear children,parent as a verb
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### Clue: Animal runs after snake (4)
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### Answer: BOAR
### Explanation: Definition: Animal
BOA(constrictor,large snake that, well, consticts its prey to death) R($$r$$uns as in cricketing notation)
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### Clue: Charlie gets poorer daily (7)
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### Answer: CLEANER
### Explanation: Definition: daily
C(represented by "Charlie" in the phonetic alphabet) LEANER(poorer,less opulent)
Defn: A worker who comes into your house to clean and do other household chores, during the day, everyday, and hence is called a daily
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### Clue: First-class match nearby (5)
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### Answer: ABOUT
### Explanation: Definition: nearby
A(A-class,the best,first-class) BOUT(a boxing match)
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### Clue: Supply lock for siren (9)
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### Answer: TEMPTRESS
### Explanation: Definition: siren
TEMP(a substitute,a replacement,something held in reserve,a supply in readiness – not sure if this is the correct sense of the word) TRESS(a lock of hair)
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### Clue: Hurled bag out of festival site (9)
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### Answer: ALDEBURGH
### Explanation: Definition: festival site
**Anagram of**(out) HURLED BAG
Defn: A small town (population in 2001 census of less than 2800) in East Anglia, England near which is the site of the internationally renowned Aldeburgh Festival of Music and the Arts
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### Clue: It is consumed by bronze colossus (5)
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### Answer: TITAN
### Explanation: Definition: colossus
IT **contained in**(is consumed by) TAN(as a verb, to get to a bronze colour or as a noun, the colour itself)
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### Clue: Supplies some skittles (3)
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### Answer: KIT
### Explanation: Definition: Supplies
**Hidden in**(some) sKITtles
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### Clue: Blossom makes church official initially feel let down (11)
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### Answer: ELDERFLOWER
### Explanation: Definition: Blossom
ELDER(one of the governing officials of the church) F(first letter,initially of "feel") LOWER(let down,bring to a level nearer the centre of the earth)
Defn: Flower,blossom of the elder or elderberry shrub/small tree
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### Clue: Huge deficit in fuel (8)
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### Answer: COLOSSAL
### Explanation: Definition: Huge
LOSS(deficit,shortfall) **contained in**(in) COAL(fossil fuel)
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### Clue: Antihero disrupted broadcasting (2,3,3)
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### Answer: ON THE AIR
### Explanation: Definition: broadcasting
**Anagram of**(disrupted) ANTIHERO
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### Clue: Ethiopian leader opening tournament (5)
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### Answer: EVENT
### Explanation: Definition: tournament
E(first letter,leader of "Ethiopian") VENT(an opening)
Defn: A competitive event,tournament
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### Clue: Ref once failed to put into effect (7)
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### Answer: ENFORCE
### Explanation: Definition: put into effect
**Anagram of**(failed) REF ONCE
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Evildoer gets around quiet cricketer (7)
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### Answer: SPINNER
### Explanation: Definition: cricketer
SINNER(evil/wrongdoer **containing**(gets around) P(abbrev. for $$p$$iano, musical instruction to play in a quiet manner)
Defn: For non-cricketing fans, a bowler who throws a spinning ball to the batter.
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### Clue: Men dare to change in cathedral (5,4)
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### Answer: NOTRE DAME
### Explanation: Definition: cathedral
**Anagram of**(change) MEN DARE TO
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### Clue: Cynical about operations for illness (6)
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### Answer: DROPSY
### Explanation: Definition: illness
DRY(sarcastic,mocking,ironic,cynical as in "dry wit", "dry humour") **containing**(about) OPS(short form of $$op$$eration$$s$$, as in "black ops")
Defn: Oedema/edema, a condition,illness characterized by swelling caused by accumulation of watery fluid in animal body cells, tissues and cavities
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### Clue: Ridin' on island in the Pacific (6)
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### Answer: BIKINI
### Explanation: Definition: in the Pacific
BIKIN'(shortened form of biking,riding, a literary device mostly used in order to provide a rhyme) **placed before**(on, in a down clue) I($$i$$sland)
Defn: The atoll in the Pacific Ocean, former site of nuclear bomb tests
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Go away with list that can be bagged (9)
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### Answer: SHOOTABLE
### Explanation: Definition: can be bagged
SHOO(go away!,off with you!) **plus**(with) TABLE(list of items)
Defn: That can be shot,bagged as with game, another hunting reference, cf 1Across
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Nut rowed out into awkward current (8)
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### Answer: UNDERTOW
### Explanation: Definition: awkward current
**Anagram of**(out) NUT ROWED
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Nosy parker adopts child of convict (8)
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### Answer: PRISONER
### Explanation: Definition: convict
PRIER(one who pries,nosy parker) **containing**(adopts) SON(child)
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### Clue: Left embarrassed about exhaust (7)
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### Answer: RETIRED
### Explanation: Definition: Left
RED(embarrassed complexion) **containing**(about) TIRE(exhaust as a verb)
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