Across
Typically taking a very short time (2,7)
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ON AVERAGE (typically)
A northerner's course (5)
Coach likes strapping batter's midriff to be bowler's target (7)
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SKITTLE (target in a bowling alley)
Talk incessantly about old weapon at sea (7)
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HARPOON (barbed dart or spear, especially for killing whales; weapon at sea)
Bear loses right to invest (5)
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ENDUE (invest with)
Immature flyer is rashly flying after cold (9)
Reveal secret to let opposition win (4,3,4,4)
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GIVE THE GAME AWAY (disclose a secret)
Decisive game’s influential, if boring (9)
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SEMI-FINAL (contest immediately preceding the final resulting in the elimination of the loser; decisive game)
Victor's first to leave ring circling bull (5)
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INNER (the ring circling the bull on an archery or darts target for example)
Winger, surprisingly sleek, secures try almost (7)
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KESTREL (bird; winger)
VIP's six at Lord's? (3,4)
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BIG SHOT (very important person)
One helps pupils losing way in Windows (5)
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OCULI (round windows)
Try phoning Irish town overlooking last event (9)
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TRIATHLON (sporting event in which competitors swim, cycle and run)
Down
Robert longs to overtake the French racing vehicles (10)
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BOBSLEIGHS (racing sledge for two or more people)
Indian cricketer lived illicitly with Pakistan's opening trio (5,3)
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KAPIL DEV (former Indian test cricketer, born 1959)
Player at Twickenham the focus of indecent remark (6)
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CENTRE (one of the positions in a Rugby Union team is CENTRE , [Twickenham hosts England’s Rugby Union matches])
People initially relish good service (4)
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RACE (people)
A number book into unbelievable game (10)
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TETHERBALL (A game with two players who use rackets to strike a ball that is tethered to the top of a pole; the object is to wrap the string around the pole)
Sport left burden in A&E (8)
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LACROSSE (a sport)
Small champion loves large swimming group (6)
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SCHOOL (shoal of fish; large swimming group)
Bill picked up wall game here (4)
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ETON (reference the ETON school wall game [variety of football played against a wall])
What char does at night for unblemished record? (5,5)
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CLEAN SLATE (unblemished record [?]) I always thought CLEAN SLATE referred to an action to forget about the previous rather blemished record and start again, although I suppose the new CLEAN SLATE does represent the new and recent unblemished record)
Unusually striking way to avoid a commercial overhead? (10)
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SKYWRITING (tracing of words by smoke from an aircraft, often used as a method of advertising [a commercial])
Follow round a pair of females in ship's bar (8)
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TAFFRAIL (the rail round the stern of a ship; ship’s bar)
Victory banner raised to welcome Hearts player (4-4)
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WING-HALF (name of a player’s position in some sports)
Nearly avoid oddly crude error at the Crucible (6)
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MISCUE (make an error when playing snooker. The snooker World Championship has been held at the Crucible theatre in Sheffield since 1977)
Some tin got smelted making these? (6)
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INGOTS (mass of unwrought metal, especially gold or silver, cast in a mould)
Secure measure of speed for flyer (4)
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KNOT (tie; secure)
Small bar at Old Trafford's temporarily free (4)
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BAIL (one of the crosspieces [small bars] that lie on top of the stumps to form the wicket; Old Trafford is a test cricket ground)
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