Across
Book shortage not propitious? (5)
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BLACK (gloomy; sombre; not propitious)
Saying is edited to the greatest degree (9)
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MAXIMISED (raised to the highest degree)
Cold German and American spies coming in all out of sorts (7)
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GLACIAL (icy; cold)
Offering assessment in hospital by seeking divine intervention? Not initially (7)
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X-RAYING (activity in a hospital that offers an assessment of a medical condition)
Something for the nippers in addition: book probing childhood disease (10)
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TOOTHBRUSH (tool for cleaning teeth [nippers])
Interval in cup match enthralling millions (4)
A coin - the tossing is not determined (8)
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INCHOATE (not established; not determined)
Separate irritation scratching head (5)
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OTHER (different; separate)
Startled comment about doctor in group (5)
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COMBO (small jazz- or dance group; also, any combination)
Drink swallowing last of beer and stand in shock (8)
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SURPRISE (shock)
Emanation of the ear? Not quite (4)
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AURA (emanation)
Result of baking: experts taken aback about smell; kitchen evacuated at first (10)
Evade second escape clause? (7)
Incompetent Dickens character - the end of Oliver? (7)
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BUMBLER (an incompetent)
European forbearance about information in crisis (9)
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EMERGENCY (crisis)
Encouragement not covered needing involvement of Government (5)
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NUDGE (gentle encouragement)
Down
Coastal locations - successful strikes taking out one (6)
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BIGHTS (wide bays; coastal locations)
A newspaper comes with indication of alternative Northern member of fellowship (7)
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ARAGORN (character in J R R Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy who is a member of the Fellowship)
King’s dark time with criminal getting honour (10)
Mishandles alarm test badly (9)
6 across dissected with a twist: ‘A line with a few values’ (5)
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X-AXIS (in a graph, the horizontal axis along which the x-coordinate is plotted; a line with a few values)
Satisfied about a key component of discussion (4)
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MEAT (key component of a discussion)
Succeeded? Success is hard and beastly (7)
Incompetent constable to follow English food writer (8)
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DOGBERRY ( DOGBERRY is a character created by William Shakespeare for his play Much Ado About Nothing. The Nuttall Encyclopædia describes him as a "self-satisfied night constable" with an inflated view of his own importance as the leader of a group of comically bumbling watchmen; incompetent constable)
Experienced worker troubled me on a jury note (10)
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JOURNEYMAN (someone who is competent at his trade; experienced worker)
Young worker born ready to work (9)
First couple from school walk and climb roughly (8)
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SCRAMBLE (t o climb or crawl , especially by using the hands to aid movement; climb roughly)
Vehicle overturned during race - unexpectedly fortunate outcome? (7)
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MIRACLE (a wonder; event or act which breaks a law of nature, especially one attributed to a deity or supernatural force; unexpectedly fortunate outcome)
Unhappy about shops creating promotional opportunity (7)
Former king say repeatedly upset about soldiers (6)
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GEORGE (regnal name of six former Kings of the United Kingdom)
Pointless climbing - without this? (5)
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PITON (iron peg or stanchion to which a rope may be attached, used in mountaineering. A very important item when climbing. It would be very pointless climbing a rock face)
Potential entry in charts very much no good (4)
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SONG (something that might enter the music charts if it is popular enough)
Type letters or click words in the clue