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horse guards | Army HQ urges reform in stockpiles (5,6) |
wean | Accustom to doing without Guardian article (4) |
sploshes | Stop, but not to see the woman's frolics in water (8) |
bunthorne | Companion lost from group - another ace gone, sadly (9) |
ship | Port is left in it, in more than one way (4) |
car boot sales | Arab chemist packs cold beers for open-air markets (3,4,5) |
dunks | Drops in drink revenue primarily from boozers (5) |
prince of denmark | Hamlet picked for manner of refinement (6,2,7) |
reindeer | They lead the way in the present transport system (8) |
orinoco | Old company has iron chucked in river (7) |
lame excuse | A halting apology? (4,6) |
firewood | Door wife chopped up into sticks for burning? (8) |
shot to pieces | Completely blown away by mixing spice to those? (4,2,6) |
fall in | Line up on parade and collapse (4,2) |
retiringly | How the shy go to bed? (10) |
beggars | They have no choice, poor chaps (7) |
kazoo | State place with enclosures, which has vocalist buzzing (5) |
stag hunt | Accident claims Mark in chase (4,4) |
cross party | Put out person bridging political divide (5,5) |
headcase | Person who's crazy, in a nutshell? (8) |
pensive | With his tools, Gordius has to be thoughtful (7) |
bump into | Meet by chance behind horse (4,4) |
lactation | Left a quotation, not one for milk delivery (9) |
reign of terror | Referring to revolutionary, if not horrific period of history (5,2,6) |
stashed | Tess had jumble hidden away (7) |
acquainted | Familiar odd punches beaten by one shot (10) |
spinners | Spiders and flies? (8) |
fracas | Argument draining for conciliation service (6) |
links | Animal said to have connections (5) |
lucid | Top-class detectives initially left in clear (5) |
cary | Grant for films runs out of support (4) |
well knit | We shall shortly join firm (4,4) |
overtaxed | Taking home too little pay as the result of obvious cut (9) |
abusing | A following letter employing harsh language (7) |
sources | Origins of Crusoe's shipwreck (7) |
a piece of cake | It's easily done in Madeira, perhaps (1,5,2,4) |
green mamba | Slippery creature gives manager MBE (5,5) |
crystal set | Early radio call broadcast least in the way (7,3) |
bungs | Stops illegal payments (5) |
acid head | One who gets off with a detective chief superintendent? (4,4) |
worthiest | Best time to hurry when caught in crush? (9) |
test cases | Experiment on patients may set precedents (4,5) |
cinematographer | Open marriage initially helped to clean out film-maker (15) |
smollett | Gangster's girl firm about model for a writer (8) |
hygrometer | The merry-go-round instrument (10) |
service contract | Study area with tree on, making agreement for maintenance (7,8) |
ellery | Queen of mystery: queen wearing boot but no cap (6) |
guillotine | Limit parliamentary debate on capital punishment (10) |
republics | Codgers to maintain "The Queen's Head", maybe, in places where the Queen isn't! (9) |
oedipal | Kind of complex reference work, one on China (7) |
marginal seat | Constituency in the Borders? (8,4) |
hooked up | Having caught the eye, got married (6,2) |
fan clubs | Cool suit - evidence of celebrity status? (3,5) |
phaedra | Hit parade captures heart of the one rejected by her stepson (7) |
apocryphal | Happy with coral being destroyed without proper backing (10) |
alumni | Students of the past (6) |
syllable | One of the three said to be in it? (8) |
gusseted | Government leader took advantage of accommodating group, allowing freedom of movement (8) |
future perfect | Outlook splendid, yet tense (6,7) |
stray cat | Homeless animal's style of singing captivates carrier (5,3) |
potomac | Mr Cruise takes a cruise, first on one river then another (7) |
aeroplane | Vehicle opening in reverse onto a part of motorway (9) |
flagstaff | Pole identifies Welsh runner (9) |
florida | Ruddy amateur in a state (7) |
smidgeon | Initially see little fellow working for a very small amount (8) |
romancers | Liars Cameron's right about (9) |
romped | Played piano in capitals of Italy and Denmark (6) |
trine | Inert compound, which is made up of three parts (5) |
show a light | Help people to see how a contemptuous indifference came about (4,1,5) |
spotlights | Focuses on positions to accommodate clue solution (10) |
staines | Town is set an odd problem (7) |
abetting | Helping a person to keep dry (8) |
crossword | It's in most papers: "Former BBC chat show host Jonathan breaks its ultimate taboo" (9) |
udons | Noodles sound fishy (5) |
pollutant | Survey by UN secretary general once rejecting heroin as harmful substance (9) |
aswan dam | Bird entertained by boy in garden, holder of massive flower (5,3) |
diplomate | One qualified to dive - look to partner (9) |
nausea | A turn in northern waters? (6) |
sideboards | Furniture with whiskers (10) |
bedtime | Eleventh hour in the BBC Book Department? (7) |
agonises | Having abandoned Saigon, Midwest is very worried (8) |
touchable | It pains me to be wearing present material (9) |
jealous | Jack gets each soul turning green (7) |
metroland | Chap bumped into at first in London suburbs (9) |
primordial | Proper men ring first (10) |
sir john betjeman | Poet (Her Majesty's jester) in banjo performance (3,4,8) |
settled up | Paid off debt and moved in to penthouse suite? (7,2) |
meanwhile | Intend utter deceit during this time (9) |
sons in law | Relatives in salons prepared to head for wigs (4,2,3) |
bridle path | The way to the altar, say, that gets overridden? (6,4) |
aromas | They may draw diners in and earn some cash, totally without tips (6) |
albigenses | Old sect, first appearing important through glasses (10) |
opium poppy | Source of misery more in order, like modern music? (5,5) |
stella rimington | Outstanding leader in intelligence, M, noting subterfuge? (6,9) |
en regle | Green monkeys around lake's edges? Correct (2,5) |
bookish | Intellectual bachelor loves drunken snog (7) |
stripper | Teasing artist with paint remover? (8) |
closer | King Charles holding miss tighter (6) |
hoovering | Domestic chore completed in accessing corner (9) |
clamant | Noisy one making bid (one-off) (7) |