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2/6 in old money? (6,2,5)
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2 + 6 = 8.
It celebrates departure of an evil god destroyed (7,2)
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An anagram (‘destroyed’) of ‘an evil god’.
On occasions, tramp didn’t get an easy score (3-2)
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Alternate letters (‘on occasions’) of ‘ T r A m P d I d N t’.
Country information I included in confidentiality contract (5)
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A charade of I (‘information’) plus NDIA, an envelope (‘included in’) of ‘I’ in NDA (non-disclosure agreement, ‘confidentiality contract’)
Attempt at extortion that will ruffle feathers? (9)
Such characters provide the beginnings of Picasso’s nuanced mural? (7)
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PI, NU and MU (‘the beginnings of PI casso NU anced MU ral’) are all Greek characters.
Change page URL – it helps filter out rackets (7)
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An anagram (‘change’) of ‘page URL’.
Fuss by former pupil is disgusting (7)
Display stand for similar types of things (7)
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I can only dismiss this as a weak cryptic definition. It hardly counts as a double definition: a WHATNOT is a miscellaneous item, or a stand for displaying them, but the two meanings are intimately related, and the second part of the clue , ‘similar types of things’ would seem to require a plural. Not, I feel, Anto’s happiest clue.
Ferment noble rot and add energy for something sweet (9)
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An anagram (‘ferment’) of ‘noble rot’, for the chocolate brand. The surface refers to wines: ‘noble rot’, Botrytis cinerea ( pourriture noble or edelfäule ) is a mould which renders grapeskins porous, and the juice thus more concentrated, so that its sweetness may be used to make wines such as Chateau d’Yquem and other sweet Sauternes, and German sweet wines culminating in trockenbeerenauslese.
Composition of famous auteur writing from the heart (5)
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Middle letters (‘from the heart’) of ‘fa MO us au TE ur wri T ing’.
Degrees to which this creature is venomous? (5)
Short article helping to create another version (9)
Footballer to send on after midpoint (6,7)
Down
Tablet cover shows internet identification (2,7)
Check in with a friend (5)
Indication family member is unemployed (5,2)
Settle for period film (7)
At home, try partaking in drink that’s close by (2,3,4)
One wallowing in directorship position (5)
Eventually exhausted having fun (3,2,4,4)
Individual bedroom fitting you may be embarrassed about (3,5,5)
Popular English stage worker is a bit ungainly (9)
Ringlet he adjusted making it more extended (9)
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An anagram (‘adjusted’) of ‘ringlet he’.
Desire setter has is damaging (7)
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A charade of EROS (‘desire’) plus I’VE (‘setter has’).
In attendance, contributing to WTO that’s questioning direction of travel (5,2)
Stink over honour – it may come as a surprise? (5)
Queen’s speech perhaps initially made its appearance on wireless (5)
Type letters or click words in the clue