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Knight leaves without delay to tour Luxembourg unaccompanied (4)
SOLO
Knight leaves without delay to tour Luxembourg unaccompanied (4) SOO(n) "to tour" L ("Luxembourg") N is "knight" in chesss notation.
Money problems not tackled at the start (6)
ROUBLE
Money problems not tackled at the start (6) (t)ROUBLE
Assign to a northern town needing no introduction (8)
ARROGATE
Assign to a northern town needing no introduction (8) (h)ARROGATE
Articles featuring crime spree by someone from Maine (8)
AMERICAN
Articles featuring crime spree by someone from Maine (8) A and AN "featuring" *(crime)
Turned round in shed (6)
SPOILT
Turned round in shed (6) O in SPLIT
Laugh right after unknown girl grabs fellow in play (3,5)
HAY FEVER
Laugh right after unknown girl grabs fellow in play (3,5) HA ("laugh") + Y ("unknown") + EVE ("girl") + R ("right") *Hay Fever* is a Noel Coward play.
Work steadily at keeping hospital department in full supply (6)
PLENTY
Work steadily at keeping hospital department in full supply (6) PLY "keeping" E.N.T. (Ear, Nose and Throat, a "hospital department")
Indicating the presence of a certain substance in concrete (8)
POSITIVE
Indicating the presence of a certain substance in concrete (8) Double definition
Soon dismissing Amy's original opinion of tripe (8)
NONSENSE
Soon dismissing Amy's original opinion of tripe (8) (a)NON + SENSE
Finally discovered in a reference book on Thailand (2,4)
AT LAST
Finally discovered in a reference book on Thailand (2,4) ATLAS + T
Afraid at first to get very close to river (4)
AVON
Afraid at first to get very close to river (4) A(fraid) + V(ery) + ON ("close to")
Waste of time to stop in need of rest when climbing 28 (8)
DETRITUS
Waste of time to stop in need of rest when climbing 28 (8) T "to stop" <=TIRED + U.S. (see 28 ac)
Argue against supporting soldiers for instance (6)
REASON
Argue against supporting soldiers for instance (6) ON "(against") "supporting" R.E. + AS ("for instance")
Kind of Brown to come around with last of boxes from safe (6)
NATURE
Kind of Brown to come around with last of boxes from safe (6) <=TAN + (s)URE
Go on about the return of the French clergyman (7)
PRELATE
Go on about the return of the French clergyman (7) PRATE "about" <=LE
Be concerned over politician's character (7)
CALIBRE
Be concerned over politician's character (7) CARE "over" LIB.
A kind of technology used to protect everyone on island (4,4)
GOAL LINE
A kind of technology used to protect everyone on island (4,4) GONE ("used") "to protect" ALL I ("everyone on island") Goal-line technology is a recent innovation in football, used to tell whether the ball crossed the goal line or not.
Books covered with a Native American tribe's system of signs (8)
NOTATION
Books covered with a Native American tribe's system of signs (8) O.T. ("books") "covered with" NATION NATION can be used for any group of people sharing a culture or language (eg Celtic nation(s)), but Chambers picks put the Native Americans specifically.
Above all maintaining editor's sent up in an unpretentious way (8)
MODESTLY
Above all maintaining editor's sent up in an unpretentious way (8) MOSTLY "maintaining" <=ED
About to be introduced to city life (6)
BREATH
About to be introduced to city life (6) RE "to be introduced to" BATH
Add 1/2 of 12 to 1/4 of 19 with confidence (6)
SURELY
Add 1/2 of 12 to 1/4 of 19 with confidence (6) Relates to parts of the answers to 12 ac and 19dn, so… …(trea)SURE + (modest)LY
Force pump oddly sent back to company by the Spanish (6)
COMPEL
Force pump oddly sent back to company by the Spanish (6) CO + <=**P**u**M**p + EL
A tailless animal drew near (4)
CAME
A tailless animal drew near (4) CAME(l)
End of college scarf stuck in elevator – I may come to the rescue (8)
LIFEBOAT
End of college scarf stuck in elevator – I may come to the rescue (8) (colleg)E + BOA ("scarf") "stuck in" LIFT ("elevator")
Guide English class comprehending chapter (6)
ESCORT
Guide English class comprehending chapter (6) E + SORT ("class") "comprehending" C(hapter)
Medicine to take shortly (5)
TONIC
Medicine to take shortly (5) TO NIC(k)
Fast-growing conifers ideally spread round end of garden facing one (9)
LEYLANDII
Fast-growing conifers ideally spread round end of garden facing one (9) *(ideally) "around" (garde)N + I ("one")
Military command generating woe, year US got involved (2,3,4)
AS YOU WERE
Military command generating woe, year US got involved (2,3,4) *(woe year us)
Romantic poet in past, one thrown out of club (5)
BYRON
Romantic poet in past, one thrown out of club (5) BY ("in past") + (i)RON
Steer straight (6)
DIRECT
Steer straight (6) Double definition
Altar? I'm nervous of marriage (7)
MARITAL
Altar? I'm nervous of marriage (7) *(altar im)
System of exercises I found in full-page book illustrations (7)
PILATES
System of exercises I found in full-page book illustrations (7) I in PLATES ("full-page book illustrations")
Very poor person for all to see in tabloid? (6)
PAUPER
Very poor person for all to see in tabloid? (6) U ("for all to see") + PAPER ("tabloid")
Clubs in correct order (5)
EDICT
Clubs in correct order (5) C(lubs) in EDIT ("correct")
I attended the Hatter's tea party to protest before race (5,4)
MARCH HARE
I attended the Hatter's tea party to protest before race (5,4) MARCH ("protest") + HARE ("race")
Scornful humour by male fronting band (9)
WITHERING
Scornful humour by male fronting band (9) WIT ("humour") + HE ("male") + RING ("band")
A component in pieces (5)
APART
A component in pieces (5) A + PART
Guards allowing nothing in country (6)
YEOMEN
Guards allowing nothing in country (6) O ("nothing") in YEMEN
Cast a spell on the way in (8)
ENTRANCE
Cast a spell on the way in (8) Double definition
In trouble, thallium toxic (6)
LETHAL
In trouble, thallium toxic (6) Hidden in "troub**LE THAL**lium"
Strange young woman, but musical (5,4)
FUNNY GIRL
Strange young woman, but musical (5,4) FUNNY ("strange") + GIRL ("young woman") *Funny Girl* opened on Broadway in 1964, and was made into a movie starring Barbara Streisand.
Reason given for climbing Everest, as written on gaudy tee shirt (7,3,5)
BECAUSE IT’S THERE
Reason given for climbing Everest, as written on gaudy tee shirt (7,3,5) BECAUSE ("as") + *(tee shirt) Reputed to have been said by mountaineer George Mallory.
Complaint got from working in metal (7)
AILMENT
Complaint got from working in metal (7) *(in metal)
Yorkshire resort with clean air (11,4)
SCARBOROUGH FAIR
Yorkshire resort with clean air (11,4) SCARBOROUGH ("Yorkshire resort") + FAIR ("clean") *Scarborough Fair* is a traditional English ballad, which was also released as a single by Simon & Garfunkel after their version featured in the classic film, *The Graduate*.
Discipline class (5)
ORDER
Discipline class (5) Double definition
Ravel describing right current for a musical instrument (8)
TRIANGLE
Ravel describing right current for a musical instrument (8) TANGLE ("ravel") "describing" R + i ("right current")
My clue involved a college (6)
LYCEUM
My clue involved a college (6) *(my clue)
On the other hand, the angina developed (4,5)
THEN AGAIN
On the other hand, the angina developed (4,5) THE + *(angina) I think this is intended to be an anagram of "the angina", but the letters of "the" appear are just "given" in the clue.
Serious upset in power sport (8)
SPEEDWAY
Serious upset in power sport (8) <+DEEP ("serious") in SWAY ("power")
Top executive employing 2,000 (6)
SUMMIT
Top executive employing 2,000 (6) SUIT ("executive") "employing" MM ("2,000")
Model in quiet Spanish region (7)
PARAGON
Model in quiet Spanish region (7) P ("quiet") + ARAGON ("Spanish region")
Recent changes in core (6)
CENTRE
Recent changes in core (6) *(recent)
Start of abbreviated number trio made a mess of outside (5)
INTRO
Start of abbreviated number trio made a mess of outside (5) N(umber) in *(trio)
Small gardens smell? That's not true (4-5)
SKEW-WHIFF
Definition: not true S(mall) + KEW (gardens) + WHIFF
Origins in Jamaica affected character of Bob Marley? (5)
JACOB
Definition: Marley First letters of **J**amaica **A**ffected **C**haracter **O**f **B**ob Refers to Jacob Marley, Scrooge's deceased partner in *A Christmas Carol
On departing, dress to shock (5)
APPAL
Definition: shock APPA(re)L RE, meaning "on" is removed from APPAREL
Con imprisoned by nasty penal system emptied part of cell (9)
ENDOPLASM
Definition: part of cell DO ("con") "imprisoned by" *(penal) + **S**yste**M** Endoplasm is the central part of the cytoplasm of a cell, and no, I didn't know that either, but the wordplay and crossing letters make it possible to work out the solution.
Focus perhaps on card game and look for famous gambling resort (5,5)
MONTE CARLO
Definition: famous gambling resort MONTE ("card game") + CAR ("Focus, perhaps") + LO ("look")
Song of unmarried girl in musical? (4)
ARIA
Definition: Song (m)ARIA *Maria* is a song from *West Side Story*, and "unmarried" instructs us to remove the M
I get stuffing with flavouring (7)
ANISEED
Definition: flavouring I SEE ("i get") "stuffing" AND ("with")
Thought about getting place with journalist (7)
REPUTED
Definition: Thought RE ("about") + PUT + ED
Cursed, or the opposite? (7)
BLESSED
Definition: Cursed "Cursed" and "blessed" are both adjectives that may be used as very mild expletives.
Liberal tucked into hot bread (7)
STOLLEN
Definition: bread L(iberal) tucked into STOLEN ("hot")
You run off time after time (4)
THOU
Definition: You T + HOU(r)
Sickly-looking wretch gets ill over in Australia (10)
CADAVEROUS
Definition: Sickly-looking CAD ("wretch") + *(over) in AUS
Playing score, Mahler's Third, reflected skill – of this? (9)
ORCHESTRA
Definition: of this *(score H) + <=ART, where the H is the third letter of "Ma**H**ler"
Daughter cracks (first off!) nine times table (5)
INDEX
Definition: table D(aughter) "cracks" (n)INE + X ("times")
Part of letter inflames revolutionary (5)
SERIF
Definition: Part of letter <=FIRES
Bog engulfs a river boat (9)
CATAMARAN
Definition: boat CAN (loo = "bog") "engulfs" A TAMAR
Jerk succeeded in overturning plans (5)
SPASM
Definition: Jerk S(ucceeded) in <=MAPS
Loquacious setter's led by love of old vessels (9)
EXPANSIVE
Definition: Loquacious I'VE ("setter's") "led by" EX ("love of old") + PANS ("vessels")
Maybe 21 is in Calais, importing live animal (10)
WILDEBEEST
Definition: animal (Oscar) WILDE + EST (French for "is", therefore "is in Calais"), "importing" BE "(live")
Resistance stops deal in developing country (7)
IRELAND
Definition: developing country R(esistance) in *(deal in)
Force lazybones to acquire degree as musician (7)
FIDDLER
Definition: musician F(orce) + IDLER ("lazybones") "to acquire" D(egree)
Jean regularly visited gym? That's a joke (4)
JAPE
Definition: joke **J**e**A**n + P.E.
President leaves to tour island (5)
CHAIR
Definition: President CHAR (informal name for tea, therefore "leaves") "to tour" I(sland)
Continue to batter musical instrument (9)
BOMBARDON
Definition: musical instrument BOMBARD ON = "continue to batter" A bombardon is a wind instrument, a tuba that coils over it's player's shoulder.
So I'm person sporting best gear for guest beer? (10)
SPOONERISM
Definition: best gear for guest beer *(so im person)
A large bird that primarily soars at sea (9)
ALBATROSS
Definition: A large bird that primarily soars at sea *(**A L**(arge) **B**(ird) **T**(hat) soars)
Write story about my Romeo – that's a demanding task (4,5)
TALL ORDER
Definition: that's a demanding task TALE "about" LORD ("my!") + R(omeo)
When upset, it's in character to get violent (7)
DRASTIC
Definition: violent ITS in <+CARD
In TV, a network providing watertight material (7)
SEALANT
Definition: watertight material A LAN (Local Area Network) in SET ("TV")
Film star may get one description of stretch limo? (5)
OSCAR
Definition: Film star may get one A stretch limo could be an OS (outsize) CAR
Old German soprano's got a bit of a nerve (5)
SAXON
Definition: Old German S(oprano) + AXON (a nerve fibre)
Muscle complaint (4)
BEEF
Definition: Muscle Double definition
Cliff diver: "I've taken off backwards on wobbly chair" (7)
RICHARD
Definition: Cliff *(chair) + <=**R**evi**D
'70s prog rock band books castle (7)
CAMELOT
Definition: castle CAMEL + O.T. ("books") Had to look up Camel, who are indeed a prog rock band, formed in the early 70s, but in a Tigger's broom sort of way, are still in existence.
Sugar, part of a balanced diet? (4)
ALAN
Definition: Sugar Hidden in "b**ALAN**ced diet" Refers to Alan Sugar.
European husband, one in Paris again, swims across river (9)
HUNGARIAN
Definition: European H(usband) + UN ("one in Paris") + R in *(again)
Day cleaning out inter­ior of antechamber gets one in order (5)
FRIAR
Definition: one in order FRI(day) + A(ntechambe)R
Former football manager of Villa and Forest? (8)
SHERWOOD
Definition: Former football manager of Villa Refers to Tim Sherwood, former manager of Aston Villa, and Sherwood Forest.
To restrict opening of safe, secure with key (4,4)
CAPS LOCK
Definition: key CAP ("restrict") + S(afe) + LOCK ("secure")
Boy: "Wonder about nickel, boron and gold?" (5)
ROBIN
Definition: Boy: "Wonder <+NI B OR Batman's sidekick, Robin was of course, also known as the Boy Wonder.
Gas inhaled by heavy-duty criminal (4)
HOOD
Definition: criminal OO or O2 is oxygen ("gas") and H.D. is an abbreviation of "heavy duty"
Dolls waiting in line to be delivered a meal? (8)
BARBECUE
Definition: a meal Homophone of BARBIE QUEUE, indicated by "to be delivered"
Over 90? Badly attired? Get state support! (3,6)
TAX CREDIT
Definition: state support *(attired) "over" XC ("90")
Might he have starred in Carry On Up The Valley? (4)
DALE
Definition: Valley Refers to *Carry On* regular Jim Dale
Southern refined claret is a brilliant red (7)
SCARLET
Definition: brilliant red S + *(claret)
Exaggerated walk after 1/20th of a pint? (7)
FLOUNCE
Definition: Exaggerated walk FL. OUNCE ("fluid ounce" = "1/20th of a pint")
Last document by Shakespeare (abridged) (4)
WILL
Definition: Last document WILL(iam) (Shakespear)