Across
Boozer with French name, writer hot in Asian city (5,4)
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PH – Public House, boozer & NOM – French for name & PEN – writer & H(ot)
Fruity ice lolly from MI5 and 6? (5)
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I’d not heard of or remember them. M & I & V=5 & VI=6
Month cut short on cold island (5)
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C(old) & most of APRI(L)
Prohibit canned nuts in country event (4,5)
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BAR – prohibit & CANNED* nuts
Kit the writer placed far down, loading horse (7)
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LOW – down in MARE – horse
Body in vehicle about to join ship (7)
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CAR – vehicle & C(irc)A – about & SS – ship
Trap quickly springs back — end of mouse (5)
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SOON – reversed & (mous) E
Obstruction encountered in Little Thurrock (3)
Democrat at fault reveals tendency (5)
Sex position ordinary with Romeo's guest (7)
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VI – six – sex in Latin (a personal bugbear is Latin in crosswords) & SIT & O(rdinary) & R(omeo)
Prepare without finishing and study in China (7)
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Not the city but the china. Most of DRES(s) – prepare & DEN – study
28a
(and 28 Across) Hands-free connection with this number? (3,2,4,2,7)
King meets important Russian banker in country (5)
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R- rex, king & URAL Russian river or “banker” in crosswordese
Place for putting vegetable — Chartreuse? (5)
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Triple def
See 24 Across
Down
Astronaut best among stars when rotated (8)
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CAP – to best in NAMES – stars – all reversed
One shooting bird on river (6)
Almighty muddle in poem not finally relevant (10)
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Muddled [IN POEM NOT]* & end of (relevan)T
One seen on beach, footballer carrying two books (6)
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2x B(ook) in PELE- a famous footballer M’lud
Quick way round two problems with electricity (5,3)
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Double def, short and cut are both problems
Surrounded by morning papers (4)
Old Bob manipulated leaving sinister controller (8)
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S (hilling) – “Old Bob” & a manipulated LEAVING*
Contractor told to purchase mushrooms (6)
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Muscles are contactors so it sounds like BUY & CEPS – type of mushroom
Scarlet woman's cabal causing diversion (3,7)
Infatuated old queen entertaining second journalist (8)
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O(ld) & S(econd) in BESS – old queen & ED – journalist
Whence one cross, in traditional tales, drops from sky (8)
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RAIN inside LORE – tales
Unlucky for being abandoned? That's harsh! (8)
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FOR removed from (for)TUNELESS
Entering Shetland bay German alas makes return journey (6)
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G(erman) & AY – alas reversed inside VOE – an inlet in Shetland. We all knew that didn’t we??
Detective Sergeant arresting little British idiots (6)
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WEE – little & B(ritish) all in D.S.
Audacious favourite losing heart (6)
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Middle missing from DAR(L)ING
Sicilian eminence wants petunia in prime locations (4)
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Ahh prime numbers again. 2nd 3rd, 5th and 7th letters of pETuNiA
Type letters or click words in the clue