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Swinging inspector might ask to do this at a wood mill (9)
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Swinging/inspector might ask to do this at a wood mill
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10.0
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middle
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SEESAWING
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10.0middle
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Disturb American soldier in a gallery (7)
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Disturb
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1.0
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start
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AGITATE
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1.0start
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One checking food grabs old kitchen equipment (7)
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kitchen equipment
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2.0
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end
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TOASTER
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2.0end
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Duke to look round, dropping Times in censure (7)
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censure
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1.0
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end
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DEPLORE
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1.0end
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Male leading Queen, an experienced performer (6)
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experienced performer
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2.0
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end
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STAGER
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2.0end
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Mysterious Vern comes, not married, with ring on the other hand (1,8)
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on the other hand
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4.0
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end
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E CONVERSO
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4.0end
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Decent time obtained in pursuit (6)
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Decent
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1.0
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start
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CHASTE
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1.0start
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Expected large tables for pair facing each other? (9)
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pair facing each other
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4.0
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middle
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DUELLISTS
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4.0middle
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Sow’s first once was called a slip (5)
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Sow’s first once was called a slip
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7.0
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start
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SHOTE
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7.0start
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Valet in husband's tavern, drunk (10)
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Valet
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1.0
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start
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MANSERVANT
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1.0start
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Some music, a feature in place of refreshment (4)
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place of refreshment
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3.0
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end
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CAFE
|
3.0end
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Resolve to prevent note reaching people (13)
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Resolve
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1.0
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start
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DETERMINATION
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1.0start
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Unfinished novel, Hemingway's last, gets award (4)
| null |
1.0
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middle
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EMMY
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1.0middle
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Busy with facial hair — mostly getting stick (6)
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stick
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1.0
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end
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ATTACH
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1.0end
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Part of prison: a cell extended for engine casing (7)
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engine casing
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2.0
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end
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NACELLE
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2.0end
|
Bush having tip of spine inside to pierce (5)
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Bush
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1.0
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start
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GORSE
|
1.0start
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Chasing minister in Corsica about island railway (8)
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Chasing
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1.0
|
start
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CISELURE
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1.0start
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Final points in remit resolved (7)
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Final points
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2.0
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start
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TERMINI
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2.0start
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Firefly Leo and I manoeuvred, making excellent time (4,2,5)
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excellent time
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2.0
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end
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LIFE OF RILEY
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2.0end
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Meeting of two halves is unusually quorate (7)
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Meeting of two halves
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4.0
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start
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EQUATOR
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4.0start
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Fuel that is partly undervalued (4)
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Fuel
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1.0
|
start
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DERV
|
1.0start
|
Identification of woman, ’orrible one, no relation (9)
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Identification
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1.0
|
start
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DIAGNOSIS
|
1.0start
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Air-arm, at manoeuvres, having the last word in medical equipment (12)
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medical equipment
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2.0
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end
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ARMAMENTARIA
|
2.0end
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An old artilleryman’s casing initially too wide for one (5)
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wide for one
|
3.0
|
end
|
EXTRA
|
3.0end
|
Soldier must take queen back, one feels (7)
|
one feels
|
2.0
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end
|
ANTENNA
|
2.0end
|
Lady's petition (3)
|
Lady/petition
|
1.0
|
middle
|
SUE
|
1.0middle
|
Most loyal employee originally recruited by hospital group (6)
|
Most loyal
|
2.0
|
start
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TRUEST
|
2.0start
|
One taking a slug, but only a little one? (13)
|
One taking a slug, but only a little one?
|
9.0
|
start
|
FEATHERWEIGHT
|
9.0start
|
Trick expected to take in chump finally (4)
|
Trick
|
1.0
|
start
|
DUPE
|
1.0start
|
Peel having something false about Liberal (5)
|
Peel
|
1.0
|
start
|
FLAKE
|
1.0start
|
Speculator backed by mysterious millionaire (6)
|
mysterious millionaire
|
2.0
|
end
|
GATSBY
|
2.0end
|
One on The Post recording undercover encounters? (5)
|
One on The Post recording undercover encounters
|
7.0
|
start
|
NOTCH
|
7.0start
|
A man hugs another from the New World (8)
|
from the New World
|
4.0
|
end
|
AMERICAN
|
4.0end
|
Fish served by maid primarily in reception room (6)
|
Fish
|
1.0
|
start
|
SALMON
|
1.0start
|
Tedious last part filling empty day (6)
|
Tedious
|
1.0
|
start
|
DREARY
|
1.0start
|
I see it now, having secured release primarily and enlightenment at last? (5)
|
I see it now, having secured release primarily and enlightenment at last?
|
12.0
|
start
|
ARHAT
|
12.0start
|
City shop selling special meat including horse (5)
|
City
|
1.0
|
start
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DELHI
|
1.0start
|
Woman knocking back some chartreuse (3)
|
Woman
|
1.0
|
start
|
SUE
|
1.0start
|
Biscuit good, a coarse one! (9)
|
Biscuit
|
1.0
|
start
|
GARIBALDI
|
1.0start
|
Constable displays this at any time to some people (4)
|
at any time to some people
|
6.0
|
end
|
ONST
|
6.0end
|
Infant born during recess (4)
|
Infant
|
1.0
|
start
|
BABY
|
1.0start
|
Water additive gives off sulphur more regularly (7)
|
more regularly
|
2.0
|
end
|
OFTENER
|
2.0end
|
Lives with son’s relative (3)
|
relative
|
1.0
|
end
|
SIS
|
1.0end
|
Ideal notion of this person's past (5)
|
Ideal notion
|
2.0
|
start
|
IMAGO
|
2.0start
|
Rob mostly after a shot making no angle (6)
|
making no angle
|
3.0
|
end
|
AGONIC
|
3.0end
|
African expresses disapproval with Indian leader (5)
|
African
|
1.0
|
start
|
TUTSI
|
1.0start
|
Remote security exposes something hidden by competitor (9)
|
Remote security
|
2.0
|
start
|
OUT-SENTRY
|
2.0start
|
Boxer dog and this setter roll (8)
|
Boxer
|
1.0
|
start
|
PUGILIST
|
1.0start
|
They use axes: fruit chopped has to be hollowed out (6)
|
They use axes
|
3.0
|
start
|
GRAPHS
|
3.0start
|
Slime in tavern up for drinking session (5-2)
|
drinking session
|
2.0
|
end
|
BOOZE-UP
|
2.0end
|
Following one, a second business failure (6)
|
failure
|
1.0
|
end
|
FIASCO
|
1.0end
|
Let’s have more Italian stories to entertain a hundred soldiers! (6)
|
Let’s have more Italian
|
4.0
|
start
|
ANCORA
|
4.0start
|
Sigh with a debate rambling: an expression of annoyance (5,3,3,4)
|
an expression of annoyance
|
4.0
|
end
|
WHATS THE BIG IDEA
|
4.0end
|
Who's crashed air taxi with five aboard? (8)
|
Who's
|
1.0
|
start
|
AVIATRIX
|
1.0start
|
Total amount in VAT? (6)
|
Total amount in VAT?
|
4.0
|
start
|
TUBFUL
|
4.0start
|
Worrying about noise recurring in Alcatraz, say (8)
| null |
1.0
|
middle
|
CAREWORN
|
1.0middle
|
Erotic performer’s comeback reportedly overlooked by Hollywood police? (3,6)
|
Erotic performer
|
2.0
|
start
|
LAP DANCER
|
2.0start
|
Individual cops caught in the past (4)
|
in the past
|
3.0
|
end
|
ONCE
|
3.0end
|
Account in small volume senior translated (7)
|
Account
|
1.0
|
start
|
VERSION
|
1.0start
|
Movement round university where lots go (7)
|
where lots go
|
3.0
|
end
|
AUCTION
|
3.0end
|
Old doctor content to leave Indian root (6)
|
root
|
1.0
|
end
|
ORIGIN
|
1.0end
|
... a Labour politician with courage (5)
|
a Labour politician with courage
|
5.0
|
end
|
BALLS
|
5.0end
|
Vehicle initially transporting a football team, perhaps (4)
|
Vehicle
|
1.0
|
start
|
TAXI
|
1.0start
|
Made a call after parking crash (5)
|
crash
|
1.0
|
end
|
PRANG
|
1.0end
|
Trash read in tenet, considered (11)
|
considered
|
1.0
|
end
|
ENTERTAINED
|
1.0end
|
A very old name for a flower (4)
|
a flower
|
2.0
|
end
|
AVON
|
2.0end
|
Pretentiousness by extremely attractive miss (3,4)
|
miss
|
1.0
|
end
|
AIR SHOT
|
1.0end
|
Request for exemption from noble marquise on vacation abroad (5,2,3)
|
Request for exemption from
|
4.0
|
start
|
COUNT ME OUT
|
4.0start
|
Mates turned up with glue for knockabout comedy (9)
|
knockabout comedy
|
2.0
|
end
|
SLAPSTICK
|
2.0end
|
Dignitary and I see fool making comeback (5)
|
Dignitary
|
1.0
|
start
|
PASHA
|
1.0start
|
Device in Palace re-designed to restrict parking (9)
|
Device
|
1.0
|
start
|
APPLIANCE
|
1.0start
|
Removal of stone in house cat, the last of many (9)
|
Removal of stone
|
3.0
|
start
|
LITHOTOMY
|
3.0start
|
Bar code? (5)
| null |
1.0
|
middle
|
LIQUOR LAWS
|
1.0middle
|
Length kept in check, not bad for a cravat (9)
|
a cravat
|
2.0
|
end
|
NECKCLOTH
|
2.0end
|
Letter introducing narrow religious person (6)
|
religious person
|
2.0
|
end
|
MUSLIM
|
2.0end
|
Tailor bargained for twill fabric (9)
|
twill fabric
|
2.0
|
end
|
GABARDINE
|
2.0end
|
Great flag to the west regularly appearing at a distance (4)
|
at a distance
|
3.0
|
end
|
AFAR
|
3.0end
|
Tabloid’s web version, maybe, shielding bishop: that prevents red faces? (9)
|
that prevents red faces
|
4.0
|
middle
|
SUNBONNET
|
4.0middle
|
Number returning to a centre of revolution (4)
|
centre of revolution
|
3.0
|
end
|
AXIS
|
3.0end
|
Form of transport coming up, one has a periscope (3)
|
one has a periscope
|
4.0
|
end
|
SUB
|
4.0end
|
What sounds like containers made of fabric or paper (4)
|
paper
|
1.0
|
end
|
SAXE
|
1.0end
|
Weakness of one group of old soldiers captured by enemy (6)
|
Weakness
|
1.0
|
start
|
FOIBLE
|
1.0start
|
Better run island, one in the Bay of Naples (5)
|
one in the Bay of Naples
|
6.0
|
end
|
CAPRI
|
6.0end
|
All others in post office can be very quick (6)
|
very quick
|
2.0
|
end
|
PRESTO
|
2.0end
|
In uncomplicated final part of course (4,8)
|
final part of course
|
4.0
|
end
|
HOME STRAIGHT
|
4.0end
|
I regret returning a mobster’s first greeting (6)
|
greeting
|
1.0
|
end
|
SALAAM
|
1.0end
|
Primate — evangelical Scotsman? (6)
|
Primate
|
1.0
|
start
|
SIMIAN
|
1.0start
|
Relish stripping gold from Pinochet, say? (5)
|
Relish
|
1.0
|
start
|
GUSTO
|
1.0start
|
Sure boat at sea is a wrecker? (8)
|
wrecker
|
1.0
|
middle
|
SABOTEUR
|
1.0middle
|
Take to river, provoking argument? (3)
|
Take to river/argument
|
3.0
|
middle
|
ROW
|
3.0middle
|
Design surrounding emblem is oddly vulgar (8)
|
vulgar
|
1.0
|
end
|
PLEBEIAN
|
1.0end
|
Welsh courtier routed now, badly (4,5)
|
Welsh courtier
|
2.0
|
start
|
OWEN TUDOR
|
2.0start
|
What may qualify school to provide set of rules (7)
|
set of rules
|
3.0
|
end
|
GRAMMAR
|
3.0end
|
Small dwarf, a potential pain in the long run? (6)
|
a potential pain in the long run?
|
7.0
|
end
|
STITCH
|
7.0end
|
Patron supposed to be heard? (5)
|
Patron
|
1.0
|
start
|
GUEST
|
1.0start
|
Fruity buns turn scorched on the outside? (8)
|
scorched on the outside
|
4.0
|
middle
|
SUNBURNT
|
4.0middle
|
A home is beyond me — most unpleasant (7)
|
most unpleasant
|
2.0
|
end
|
MEANEST
|
2.0end
|
Muscle tightening in rugby player, long conversation ensuing? (7)
|
Muscle tightening
|
2.0
|
start
|
LOCKJAW
|
2.0start
|
Prepare the brain to conserve energy? (9)
|
to conserve energy
|
3.0
|
middle
|
HIBERNATE
|
3.0middle
|
Donate books in attractive cover to intimate (4,6)
|
intimate
|
1.0
|
end
|
GIVE NOTICE
|
1.0end
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