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Attempt to shoot down Shakespeare? (4,2,4)
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FIRE AT WILL (shoot when ready and try to hit something)
Long account from bores again (4)
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SAGA (informal term for a long detailed story)
Render coarse gallows humour for starters in French city (7)
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ROUGHEN (make coarse)
English Brexiters in but showing obvious hangover? (4,3)
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BEER GUT (protuberant belly; obvious hangover [of fat])
Spooner's diver could have second job (9)
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MOONLIGHT (work outside one’s normal working hours, especially when the income from this is not declared for tax assessment; have second job)
Secret — keep away from publican (5)
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INNER (secret)_
Former potentate at last getting stick (5)
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PASTE (glue; stick)
Signs system recomposed anew with Papa dropped (5,4)
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MORSE CODE (signalling [signs] system using dots and dashes to represent letters)
Pet saying abused the population at Memphis? (9)
Jumper may have this very small winning margin (1,4)
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V NECK (many jumpers are knitted with a V NECK )
Author Edith briefly backed Norwegian one (5)
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IBSEN (reference Henrik IBSEN [1828 – 1906], Norwegian playwright)
Johnson taken in by cunning southern tree experts (9)
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ARBORISTS (people who study trees; tree experts)
Rich source of malevolent spirits causing collapse? (7)
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IMPLODE (collapse inwards suddenly)
Sinister look from Levi troubled detective (4,3)
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EVIL EYE (look or glance, superstitiously thought to cause harm)
Leading lady welcoming a Liberal peer (4)
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EARL (rank of the nobility; peer)
Crucible girl can sink ball with gravitational effect (7,3)
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MELTING POT (a CRUCIBLE is an earthen POT for MELTING ores, metals, etc)
Down
Discussion venue that supports hesitation? (5)
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FORUM (meeting place to discuss topics of public concern; discussion venue)
With harsh loudness Ursula & Co bashed Yankee (9)
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RAUCOUSLY (with harsh loudness)
Adult with cold, terrible snot: need strong tissue? (8,6)
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ACHILLES TENDON (the attachment of the muscles of the calf of the leg to the heel-bone; strong tissue)
Sweet victory over Spain with cup lifted (4,3)
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WINE GUM (type of gelatinous fruit-flavoured sweet)
Throw back tailless crustacean (7)
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LOBSTER (large strong-clawed edible crustacean)
Element in technical speech Jack ignored (5)
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ARGON (colourless odourless inert gaseous element [symbol Ar; atomic number 18])
Craft surface as a tribute to Garland? (9)
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AFTERDECK (the deck [surface] behind the bridge of a ship)
Book such as gets one over sin, might we deduce? (7,7)
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REVISED VERSION (an English translation of the Bible issued 1881-5 (Apocrypha 1895), further revised 1946-52; book)
Price changed? Price not right? It's very steep! (9)
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PRECIPICE (high vertical or nearly vertical cliff or rock face; it’s very steep)
Have at least forty-one winks? (9)
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OVERSLEEP ( SLEEP for more than 40 winks [a short nap])
Answer arrived about Donne's case in scholarly life (7)
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ACADEME (the world of scholars; academic life)
Overturned coach on green causing upset (7)
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SUBVERT (overthrow; overturn; upset)
Excellent to dine with 27 occasionally (5)
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SUPER (excellent)
Away from wind in street in unpleasant weather (5)
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SLEET (rain mingled with snow or hail; unpleasant weather)
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