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All the officers here succeeded in moving my trial (4,4) | ARMY LIST | Definition: All the officers here
**S** (succeeded) **contained in** (in) **an anagram of** (moving) **MY TRIAL**
**ARMY LI** (**S**) **T |
Ring performer has millions on top of a little gold (7) | MATADOR | Definition: Ring performer
**M** (millions) **+ A + TAD** (small amount; little) **+ OR** (gold tincture) – this being a down entry, the **M** is on top of all the other letters
**M A TAD OR |
Favoured remedy in no way peculiar (7) | NOSTRUM | Definition: Favoured remedy
**NO** **+ ST** (street; way) **+ RUM** (odd; peculiar)
**NO ST RUM |
Lacy border seemingly good on bed (5) | PICOT | Definition: Lacy border
**PI** (pious or sanctimonious person; one seemingly good) **+ COT** (bed)
**PI COT |
City gentleman knocked back by secretary (5) | PARIS | Definition: City
**PA** (personal assistant; secretary) **+ SIR** (form of address for a gentleman) **reversed** (knocked back)
**PA RIS**< |
Rogue One's cast is sexy (9) | EROGENOUS | Definition: sexy
**Anagram of** (cast) **ROGUE ONE'S**
**EROGENOUS |
Geneva Convention extremely complex with European payback (9) | VENGEANCE | Definition: payback
**Anagram of** (complex) **GENEVA** and **CN** (**outer letters of** [extremely] **CONVENTION**) **+ E** (European)
**VENGEANC*** **E |
Bill knocked back wine in summer (5) | ADDER | Definition: summer
**AD** (advertisement; poster; bill) **+ RED** (description of wine) **reversed** (back)
**AD DER**< |
Witch in a Private Eye article is a problem for consumer (7) | APHAGIA | Definition: problem for consumer
(**HAG** [witch] **contained in** [in] [**A +** **PI** {private investigator; private eye}]) **+ A** [indefinite] article)
**A** **P** (**HAG**) **I** **A |
Vitamin secret in olive extract (7) | RETINOL | Definition: Vitamin
**RETINOL** (**hidden word in** [extract] **SECRET IN OLIVE OIL**)
**RETINOL |
I sort swimming trunks (5) | TORSI | Definition: trunks
**Anagram of** (swimming) **I SORT**
**TORSI |
Party for small dog (3) | LAB | Definition: Party
**LAB** (abbreviation for [small] **LAB**rador [breed of dog]) **double definition**
**LAB |
Ancient European articles (5) | ELDER | Definition: Ancient
**EL** (Spanish [European] form of the definite article, the) **+ DER** (German [European] form of the definite article, the) giving European articles
**EL DER |
Worldly Lucie's coming back wanting one afternoon with Romeo (7) | SECULAR | Definition: Worldly
**LUCIE'S** **reversed** (coming back) **excluding** (wanting) **I** (Roman numeral for one) **+ A** (afternoon) **+ R** (Romeo is the international radio communication codeword for the letter **R**)
**SECUL**< **A R |
Meet at 1 on board empty ferry (7) | SATISFY | Definition: Meet
(**AT + I** [Roman numeral for one]) **contained in** (onboard a ship [**SS**]) **SS** **+ FY** (**letters remaining in FERRY when the central letters ERR are removed** [empty])
**S** (**AT I**) **S** **FY |
Played his shot with Madame Defarge initially holding on (9) | SHIMMERED | Definition: Played
**Anagram of** (shot) **HIS +** ([**MME** {Madame} + **D** {**first letter of** (initially)} **DEFARGE**] **containing** [holding] **RE **(with reference to; on)
**SHI*** **MME** (**RE**) **D |
Uncle Rod's stray dog (9) | SCOUNDREL | Definition: dog
**Anagram of** (stray) **UNCLE ROD'S**
**SCOUNDREL |
Darnay rejecting a novel full of lust (5) | RANDY | Definition: full of lust
**Anagram of** (novel) **DARNAY** **excluding** (rejecting) **one of the A**s
**RANDY |
Wide boy heavyweight's comeuppance (4) | SPIV | Definition: Wide boy
**VIPS** (Very Important Persons's; heavyweight's) **reversed** (comeuppance; down entry)
**SPIV**< |
Testing moment for singer after putting cocaine before career (8) | CRUNCHER | Definition: Testing moment
**C + RUN** (race; career) **+ CHER** (reference **CHER**, American singer born 1946)
**C RUN CHER |
Man maybe endlessly fooled (4) | ISLE | Definition: Man maybe
**MISLED** (fooled) **excluding the first and final letters** (endlessly) **M** and **D**
**ISLE |
Revolutionary lecturer getting into Japan amateur wrestling (4-4,5) | JEAN-PAUL | Definition: Revolutionary
**L** (lecturer) **contained in** (getting into) **an anagram of** (wrestling) **JAPAN AMATEUR**
**JEAN-PAU** (**L**) **MARAT |
Problem involving United's showboater (6) | POSEUR | Definition: showboater
**POSER** (difficult question; puzzle; problem) **containing** (involving) **U** (united)
**POSE** (**U**) **R |
Dr Manette angry about power division in country (10) | DEPARTMENT | Definition: division in country
**Anagram of** (angry) **DR MANETTE** **containing** (about) **P** (power)
**DE** (**P**) **ARTMENT |
League boss without working capital (6) | LONDON | Definition: capital
(**L** [league] **+ DON** [Mafia boss]) **containing** (without [outside]) **ON** (working)
**L** (**ON**) **DON |
Some aristocrats are the enemy of the revolution (4) | TSAR | Definition: enemy of the revolution
**TSAR** (**hidden word in** [some] **ARISTOCRATS ARE**)
**TSAR |
Nothing between key soprano singers (5) | ALTOS | Definition: singers
**O** (character representing zero or nothing) **contained in** (between) (**ALT** [computer keyboard key] **+ S** [soprano])
**ALT** (**O**) **S |
Final fate of Sydney's crop? (10) | GUILLOTINE | Definition: crop
**GUILLOTINE** (in a Tale of Two Cities; **SYDNEY** Carton takes the place of Charles Darnay and is beheaded by the **GUILLOTINE**)
**GUILLOTINE |
House actor's articulated vehicle (5) | LORRY | Definition: vehicle
**LORRY** (sounds like [articulated) **LAURIE** (reference Hugh **LAURIE** [born 1959], English actor who play Gregory **HOUSE** in the Fox medical drama series **HOUSE**)
**LORRY |
Nick Bottom hiding cash box (8) | BASTILLE | Definition: Nick
**BASE** (bottom) **containing** (hiding) **TILL** (cash box)
**BAS** (**TILL**) **E |
Hot for personal assistant in office close to Faubourg (8) | DESIRING | Definition: Hot for
**SIRI** (Apple's virtual assistant; personal assistant) **contained in** (in) **DEN** (office) **+ G** (**last letter of** [close to] **FAUBORG**)
**DE** (**SIRI**) **N** **G |
Tory without skill making a packet (6) | CARTON | Definition: packet
**CON** (Conservative) **containing** (without [outside]) **ART** (skill)
**C** (**ART**) **ON |
How to get growth in to Worthing or Bognor? (6) | RESORT | Definition: Bognor
**RESORT** (if your **RE-SORT** the letters of **GROWTH IN** you can form **WORTHING**)
**RESORT |
Tips from Marquis St Evrémonde embracing upperclass inspiration (4) | MUSE | Definition: inspiration
**MSE** (**first letters of** [tips from] each of **MARQUIS**, **ST** and **EVRÉMONDE**) **containing** (embracing) **U** (upperclass)
**M** (**U**) **SE |
Horse trial (4) | MARE | Definition: Horse
**MARE** (night**MARE**; horrifying experience; trial)
**MARE |
Periods of revolution a year in the case of Dickens (4) | DAYS | Definition: Periods of revolution
(**A** **+ Y** [year]) **contained in** (in) **DS** (**letters forming the outside of** [case of] **DICKENS**)
**D** (**A Y**) **S |
Quietly long to pursue a new sense of style (7) | PANACHE | Definition: sense of style
**P** (piano; quietly) **+ A + N** (new) **+ ACHE** (yearn; ache)
**P A N ACHE |
International appearance by Bale, in trouble with qualification, … (7) | CAPABLE | Definition: with qualification
**CAP** (players selected for an international appearance are often awarded a cap for each game they play) **+ an anagram of** (in trouble) **BALE** – Gareth **BALE** is a Welsh international footballer
**CAP ABLE |
… time and again losing head from temper (5) | OFTEN | Definition: time and again
**SOFTEN** (temper) **excluding the first letter** (losing head from) **S**
**OFTEN |
Manually produce floating structure after a couple of taps? (9) | HANDCRAFT | Definition: Manually produce
**H AND C** (reference **H**ot **AND C**old taps) **+ RAFT** (floating structure)
**H AND C** **RAFT |
O'Neill's put pickled item on the menu? (6,4) | LENTIL SOUP | Definition: item on the menu
**Anagram of** (pickled) **O'NEILL'S PUT**
**LENTIL SOUP |
A little sleep at home then cocaine? This could have a galvanising effect! (4) | ZINC | Definition: This could have a galvanising effect
**Z** (a short form [a little] of **ZIZZ** or **ZZZ**, both terms indicating sleep) **+** **IN** (at home) **+ C** (cocaine)
**Z IN C |
Flower displayed by people supporting F1 Ferrari? (3,9) | RED CARNATION | Definition: Flower
**RED CAR** (in Formula 1 racing, Ferrari **CAR**s have **RED** livery) **+** **NATION** (people)
**RED CAR NATION |
Expansion following recent cycling feature in middle of the paper (6,6) | CENTRE SPREAD | Definition: feature in middle of the paper
**CENTRE** (word formed by cycling **RECENT** two characters to the left) **+ SPREAD** (expansion)
**CENTRE** **SPREAD |
Unsteady, regularly absent and had taken drugs (4) | USED | Definition: had taken drugs
**USED** (**letters 1, 3, 5 and 7** [regularly] of **UNSTEADY**)
**USED |
Reordered arsenic bottles, tea and sweetener (10) | SACCHARINE | Definition: sweetener
**Anagram of** (reordered) **ARSENIC** **containing** (bottles) **CHA** (tea)
**SAC** (**CHA**) **RINE |
Senile and has confused language (9) | SINHALESE | Definition: language
**Anagram of** (confused) **SENILE** and **HAS**
**SINHALESE |
Alaskan ice traps river crustaceans (5) | KRILL | Definition: crustaceans
**KILL** (In America [Alaska] 'to **ICE**' can mean 'to kill') **containing** (traps) **R** (river)
**K** (**R**) **ILL |
Regulars annually knocked back quick drink (7) | PATRONS | Definition: Regulars
**PA** (per annum; annually) **+ SNORT** (informal term for a quick drink) **reversed** (knocked back)
**PA** **TRONS**< |
In poor shape in Germany and with badly worn clothing (3-4) | RUN-DOWN | Definition: In poor shape
**Anagram of** (badly) **WORN** **containing** (clothing) **UND** (German for **AND**)
**R** (**UN D**) **OWN |
Chasing drug smuggling ring, the French move at a leisurely pace (6) | POOTLE | Definition: move at a leisurely pace
(**POT** [the drug cannabis in any of its form] **containing** [smuggling] **O** [ring shaped letter]) **+ LE** (one of the French forms of 'the')
**PO** (**O**) **T** **LE |
Two insects head off swimming (6) | NATANT | Definition: swimming
(**GNAT** [insect] **+ ANT** [another insect]) **excluding the first letter** [head off] **G**
**NAT ANT |
Ruler's graduation perhaps brings age into focus (10) | CENTIMETRE | Definition: Ruler's graduation
**TIME** (an age) **contained in** (brought into) **CENTRE** (focus)
**CEN** (**TIME**) **TRE |
Note the empty, regressive system of values (5) | ETHOS | Definition: system of values
(**SOH** [fifth note of the scale in sol-fa notation] **+ TE** (letters remaining **when the central letter, H, of THE is excluded** [empty]) **all reversed** (regressive)
(**ET HOS**) < |
Winner is a cheat, getting nothing right under detailed questioning (9) | CONQUEROR | Definition: Winner
**CON** (swindle; cheat) **+ QUERY** (questioning) **excluding the final letter** (de-tailed) **Y** **+ O** (character representing zero or nothing) **+ R** (right)
**CON QUER O R |
Agreement is in the bag we re told (4) | PACT | Definition: Agreement
**PACT** (**sounds like** [we're told] **PACKED** [put into a bag])
**PACT |
City institute faces rising trouble with leading supporters (8) | BRASILIA | Definition: City
**BRAS** (supporters) **+ I** (Institute) **+ AIL** (trouble) **reversed** (rising; down entry)
**BRAS I LIA**< |
Attractive and authentic, in gingham trousers? (8) | ENTICING | Definition: Attractive
**ENTICING** (**hidden word in** [trousers] **AUTHENTIC IN GINGHAM**)
**ENTICING |
Possible cause of downfall of crazy family (6,4) | BANANA SKIN | Definition: Possible cause of downfall
**BANANAS** (crazy) **+ KIN** (family)
**BANANA S KIN |
Instruments from Spain turned up in Paris, ten at Sacré- Coeur? (9) | CASTANETS | Definition: Instruments from Spain
**CASTANETS** (**reversed** [turned up] in **PARIS TEN AT SACRE-COUER**)
**CASTANETS |
Prepares for the theatre with wine bottles emptied during drink (6,2) | SCRUBS UP | Definition: Prepares for the theatre
(**CRU** [wine vintage] **+ BS** (**letters remaining in BOTTLES when the central letters OTTLE are removed** [emptied]) **contained in** (during) **SUP** (drink)
**S** (**CRU** **BS**) **UP |
Trainee heads east, close to perfect place for surfing? (8) | INTERNET | Definition: place for surfing
**INTERN** (trainee gaining practical experience in any profession) **+ E** (east) **+ T** (**final letter of** [close to] **PERFECT**) I think 'heads' is just a link word making the surface read well, but it could be an indication of the first letter of **EAST**. However 'heads' is plural so I am really not sure.
**INTERN E T |
Promise of partnership after politician displays desire (6) | LIBIDO | Definition: desire
**LIB** (Liberal Democrat politician) **+ I DO** (words spoken at a wedding as a promise of aspects of a partnership)
**LIB I DO |
Missing Columbia's capital, cyclone devastated the old country (6) | CEYLON | Definition: old country
**Anagram of** (devastated) **CYCLONE** **excluding** (missing) **C** (first letter [capital of] **C**OLUMBIA)
**CEYLON*** – either **C** could be the one omitted |
Unblocked net (5) | CLEAR | Definition: Unblocked
**CLEAR** (net of debt or obligation) **double definition**
**CLEAR |
Picked up instruction for starters and ingredient for pudding (4) | SAGO | Definition: ingredient for pudding
**SAGO** (**sounds like** [picked up] **SAY GO** [an instruction to start])
**SA GO |
Kitty saved on car use etc going walkabout (6,3) | RESCUE CAT | Anagram of** (going walkabout) **CAR USE ETC**
**RESCUE CAT |
Wealth is of little importance, son (5) | MEANS | Definition: Wealth
**MEAN** (of little importance) **+ S** (son)
**MEAN S |
Musician's craft returning from Sinai Peninsula is smuggling (7) | PIANISM | Definition: Musician's craft
**PIANISM** (**reversed** [returning] **hidden word in** [is smuggling] **FROM SINAI PENINSULA**)
**PIANISM**< |
Domain's extent swollen by a hundred hectares (7) | ARCHAEA | Definition: Domain
**AREA** (extent) **containing** (swollen by) (**C** [Roman numeral for 100] **+ HA** [hectare])
**AR** (**C HA**) **EA |
Orders taken over the phone for hotelier (4) | RITZ | Definition: hotelier
**RITZ** (**sounds like** [taken over the phone] **WRITS** [written documents by which one is summoned or required to do, or refrain from doing, something; orders])
**RITZ |
Hoover perhaps swallowing brother's geranium (4,6) | HERB ROBERT | Definition: geranium
**HERBERT** (reference **HERBERT** Hoover [1874 -1964], 31st President of the United States from 1929 to 1933) **containing** (swallowing) **BRO** (brother)
**HER** (**B RO**) **BERT |
Cleaner person who complains about leak from 1A? (6,7) | CARPET SWEEPER | Definition: Cleaner
**CARPER** (person who complains) **containing** (about) **PET'S WEE** (possibly a leak from a **RESCUE CAT** [entry at 1 across])
**CAR** (**PET S WEE**) **PER |
Highlands canal firm's set for engineering (6,7) | MASSIF CENTRAL | Definition: Highlands
**Anagram of** (for engineering) **CANAL FIRM'S SET**
**MASSIF CENTRAL |
Rob arranges to have two sons twinned (10) | DISPOSSESS | Definition: Rob
**DISPOSES** (arranges) with each of the two of the three **S**s [sons] repeated [twinned]
**DISPOSSESS |
Which people heading for amber stop? (4) | WHOA | Definition: stop
**WHO** (which people) **+ A** (**first letter for** [heading for] **AMBER**)
**WHO A |
Record second in list, IMO, is a good example (7) | EPITOME | Definition: good example
**EP** (Extended Play record) **+ I** (**second letter in** [second in] **LIST**) **+ TO ME** (In My Opinion [**IMO**])
**EP I TO ME |
Period leading to inevitable extinction (7) | ERASURE | Definition: extinction
**ERA** (period of time) **+ SURE** (certain; inevitable)
**ERA SURE |
Hot port with spices in westerly sun traps perhaps (5) | NEGUS | Definition: Hot port with spices
**SUN reversed** (westerly) **containing** (traps) **EG** (for example; perhaps)
**N** (**EG**) **US**< |
25 slides to slide around with nobody on them (9) | RIDERLESS | Definition: with nobody on them
**Anagram of** (to slide around) **ERR** [entry at 25 down] and **SLIDES**
**RIDERLESS |
Evidence of gunfire touching ship's side (6) | REPORT | Definition: Evidence of gunfire
**RE** (with reference to; touching) **+ PORT** (larboard or left side of a ship)
**RE PORT |
Revolting Greek supermarket moved custard out of the road (9) | SPARTACUS | Definition: Revolting Greek
**SPAR** (name of a chain of convenience supermarkets) **+ an anagram of** (moved) **CUSTARD** **excluding** (out of the) **RD** (road)
**SPAR TACUS |
A bit of alcohol's appropriate for children, silly (4) | UNIT | Definition: A bit of alcohol
**U** (designation of a film suitable for children to view) **+ NIT** (a silly; a fool)
**U NIT |
Battle getting knickers off and on in facilities (11) | COMPETENCES | Definition: facilities
**COMPETE** (contend; battle) **+ NCES** (**letters 2, 4, 6 and 8** [off an on] of **KNICKERS**)
**COMPETE** **NCES |
Glaswegian couple cheers given whiskey to drink (3) | TWA | Definition: Glaswegian couple
**W** (Whiskey is the international radio communication codeword for the letter **W**) **contained in** (given … to drink) **TA** (thank you; cheers)
**T** (**W**) **A |
Measure around the Pope's see, wearing his hat (10) | MICROMETRE | Definition: Measure
**C** (circa [around] **+ ROME** [the Pope is officially the Bishop of **ROME**, so **ROME** is his see]) **contained in** (wearing) **MITRE** (hat worn by the Pope)
**MI** (**C** **ROME**) **TRE |
Humble when back in Cambridge collecting degree (5) | ABASE | Definition: Humble
(**AS + E** [**last letter of** [back in] **CAMBRIDGE**) **containing** (collecting) **BA** (Bachelor of Arts degree)
**A** (**BA**) **S** **E |
Main item in order, when 'put the kettle on' is insufficient? (4,4) | STAR TURN | Definition: Main item
**START URN** (something said when a kettle is not going to be big enough to heat the water required)
**STAR T** **URN |
Coach Spanish lady to project in part that matters (8,3) | BUSINESS END | Definition: part that matters
**BUS** (omnibus; coach) **+ INES** (Spanish lady's name) **+ SEND** (propel; project)
**BUS INES S END |
Barry stripped to change with suit too ratty? (10) | TRAITOROUS | Definition: ratty
**Anagram of** (to change) **ARR** (**BARRY** **excluding the outer letters** [stripped] **B** and **Y**) and [with] **SUIT TOO**
**TRAITOROUS |
Steamy with dates in bed here? (9) | PALMHOUSE | Definition: Steamy with dates in bed here? (9)
**PALMHOUSE** – the clue is a cryptic definition with no additional wordplay that I can see
**PALMHOUSE |
Grain darkens over good many years (8) | SMIDGEON | Definition: Grain
**DIMS** (darkens) **reversed** (over) **+ G** (good) **+ EON** (a period of many years) – the clue is a down entry so **DIMS**< is located over **GEON**
**SMID**< **G EON |
The French short cut that's so long (6) | LATERS | Definition: so long
**LA** (one of the French forms of 'the') **+ TERSE** (short) **excluding the final letter** (cut) **E**
**LA** **TERS |
Two bridge players getting through £1000 swap partners (5) | SWING | Definition: swap partners
**SW** (South and West [designations of bridge players]) **+ IN** (by or through) **+ G** (grand; £1000)
**SW IN G |
Couple's woe ended too soon by Romeo (4) | PAIR | Definition: Couple
**PAIN** (woe) **excluding the final letter** (ended too soon) **N + R** (Romeo is the international radio communication codeword for the letter **R**)
**PAI R |
Hard to miss that lady's right boob (3) | ERR | Definition: boob
**HER** (that lady's) **excluding** (to miss) **H** (hard, as in indication of type pencil lead) **+ R** (right)
**ER R |
Star group, a feature of daily radio (4) | LYRA | Definition: Star group
**LYRA** (**hidden word in** [a feature of] **DAILY RADIO**)
**LYRA |
Pants of a kind, number available in XX? (6) | CHINOS | Definition: Pants of a kind
**NO** (number) **contained in** [available] **XX** (representing two occurrences of the Greek symbol **CHI** [**Χ**])
**CHI** (**NO**) **S |
Quail, once done, one we brought on (7) | OVERAWE | Definition: Quail, once
**OVER** (done) **+ A** [one] **+ WE**
**OVER A WE |
With a belly to stuff, that's me tucking in (5) | WAMED | Definition: With a belly
**ME** **contained in** (tucking in) **WAD** (to stuff)
**WA** (**ME**)** D |
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