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No. 958 by Don Manley
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Across clues contain no definition. Fourteen of them are names of 17s of 19. Across 5 Cleaning lady, very French (8) 7 Article in French by someone briefly in the office (6) 10 Journey around lake before end of day (6) 11 Well, is one to avoid extremes? (7) 12 Jump with energy (4) 14 Old Bible is given to King (5) 16 Rubbish I collected (4) 17 Mistake at work (6) 19 Learner getting on with lecturer? (6) 22 Boy outside university (4) 24 Reluctant to embrace wife (5) 25 Pale-looking little daughter (4) 26 Get fat over a long period of time (7) 28 Hat not quite right (6) 30 Disgustingly hearty (6) 31 The Queen left in distress (8) Down 1 Asian match on the radio (4) 2 Sort of screen, say, set up to protect stream (6) 3 Notorious vicar was here — second-class fellow (4) 4 With others taking part in the Tallis (2,2) 6 The woman, sweetheart without ring, is put off (6) 8 Item of brewing equipment chucked in man’s hut (4-3) 9 Part of body needing one bit of clothing (5) 13 Sorcery in the desert, not good (3) 14 Push back one in need of healing turning up (5) 15 Slender female poshly turned out, nothing missing (5) 18 Den that gets endlessly gruesome over time (7) 20 Possess a topless dress (3) 21 In meals we desire vegetables (6) 23 Everybody getting round a Scottish place (5) 25 Fiddle with gradient (6) 27 Area where Crusaders fought (4) 28 It’s better avoided by one denouncing alcohol (4)29 Impress Ron’s girlfriend going round front of church (4) Last week's answers |
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