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goddam | Blasted cat's bitten tot - that's upsetting (6) |
triplet | Inaccuracy allowed in notes (7) |
threnodies | Note: his red mobile produces gloomy tunes (10) |
accomplice | Oddly comic place associated with a criminal, perhaps (10) |
mastitis | Inflammation primarily found in maternal breasts (8) |
stainless | Lest a sin's done without it? (9) |
alastair | Boy with one final song (8) |
radio show | Receivers question broadcast entertainment (5,4) |
customer | A patron when disgruntled can be ugly (8) |
oh dear | In audition, character does well (2,4) |
lowest | Most inadequate, large ball bearing? (6) |
octillion | Very large number getting month off (something charged) (9) |
salar | Payment docked for booked swimmer (5) |
maple leaf | Feel a palm becoming a Canadian symbol (5,4) |
present | Here to make an introduction (7) |
peasanty | Rustic vegetables infested by insects? (8) |
ladybirds | Mrs Johnson's spotted beetles (9) |
minatory | Threatening minister: a member of the Opposition? (8) |
vanishing point | The end of convergence somewhere in the Bermuda Triangle? (9,5) |
verismo | Art theory, somewhat clever, is moving (7) |
outgoings | Expenditure one invested in unfashionable medals (9) |
decipher | Doctor inhales lit piece (heroin and crack) (8) |
meatless | Vegetarian's order is terribly late in canteen (8) |
evade the issue | Take the pill? (5,3,5) |
genoa | Force a single over in Italy (5) |
ripe | Grumble not good - a bit indecent (4) |
andropov | Soviet leader in article to fall from perch, say? (8) |
yearnings | Desires Japanese income? (9) |
sawbones | Retired bachelor used to be my doctor (8) |
sleeping pills | If you're on them, you should get off! (8,5) |
tyson | Boxer and sucker: time for fresh start (5) |
medial | Gong I held in the middle (6) |
sliver | Son wants meat - not a chunky bit (6) |
lease | Let student relax (5) |
simmered | Immersed, cooked and gently boiled (8) |
unwashed | Single-coated tree could do with scrubbing? (8) |
oscillate | Be undecided about transformation in Tesla coil (9) |
merci | Former English kingdom reduced, thanks to our neighbours (5) |
estonians | Europeans can create sensation (9) |
clot | Lump hard to get out of fabric (4) |
lenity | Fast one held by youth leader seeking clemency (6) |
sigmund romberg | Composer providing big drummer with song (7,7) |
tuberose | Plant that's alien to be sure (8) |
marquis of granby | Good Friday: Banquo's army routed by lord of tavern (7,2,6) |
oilstone | Paint with quality sharpener (8) |
the mikado | Emperor and unruly kid at home (3,6) |
dress down | Carpet to decorate with feathers (5,4) |
libation | Offering freedom without hesitation (8) |
malt horse | Man sheltering god's draught animal (4,5) |
wonton | Chinese fare served up later (6) |
provinces | Old verse penned by some rulers in parts of Ireland (9) |
eco freak | A green nut (European) for sprinkling into cake mix (3,5) |
brake pad | Stop with this playboy in bachelor flat? (5,3) |
feebly | Weakly, one insect holds another back (6) |
know it all | Having not much of an inclinaton to possess intelligence, a smart aleck (4,2,3) |
trash | Team leader spots rubbish (5) |
meeter | Better qualified as someone to provide a welcome (6) |
procedures | Reproduces new ways to get things done (10) |
sunburnt | Turn buns when cooked and well browned (8) |
shut eye | Small booth with Observer and Time Out (4,3) |
littered | Switched on new tree, finally decorated - having made a bit of a mess (8) |
every now and then | The Navy, renowned for going off course occasionally (5,3,3,4) |
tolkien | Author who did not like translation (7) |
pickering | Colonel dramatically choosing to protect king (9) |
detours | Indirect routes for Dutch force to French city (7) |
dispense | Dish out pies cooked by daughter new to the Home Counties (8) |
storekeepers | Stockholders in the warehouse business? (12) |
obersee | Supervise bishop's position? (7) |
ornamental | In exam identify sacred books with embellishment (10) |
scrapheap | Where paper cash may be thrown eventually? (9) |
british sea | Long ago, the English Channel was their basis when travelling (7,3) |
on the decline | Failing to disrupt the indolence (2,3,7) |
guided missiles | WMDs that would find Hans Blix? (6,8) |
accustom | Get used to the cat taking most of blame (8) |
adhd | Had variable depth of focus, quick to change (4) |
on file | No life can be recorded (2,4) |
alice springs | Girl's extra message about ring found in Australia (5,7) |
ruction | Disturbance in court? (7) |
sit tight | Keep one's place - international race in view (3,5) |
soap | Sweetener coating a cake or bar? (4) |
deaths | The sad gatherings for bereavements (6) |
billiard cue | Shooting stick? (8,3) |
pets | Favourites getting walkover? (4) |
snail | Home supporter catches cycling (5) |
strive | Make an effort to get split under way (6) |
gambling | Taking a stroll after midnight is taking a risk (8) |
tripoli | Journey to phoney oil town (7) |
black marketeers | Criminals will get sign of disapproval always in reformed set (5,10) |
love scene | Close, even awkward, intimate clip (4,5) |
ruhr | Upper class Henry entering bishop's address here in Germany (4) |
bobolinks | Black cuckoo in book about large and small American birds (9) |
laid up | Clue to dial home - with a bad back? (4,2) |
semi final | Highly influential, if admitted to part of penultimate round (4,5) |
trumpet players | Musicians who always sound off? (7,7) |
chat up | Talk flirtatiously to Tom in Paris at university (4,2) |
toll | Money for ring (4) |
taunting | Torment of worried unit trapped by rising insect (8) |
ozekis | Awkward size OK for sumo wrestlers? (6) |
dick | Little Richard didn't intend covering "Kiss" - only Number Ones (4) |
stamp | Put one's foot down, as a matter of duty (5) |