Across
Metronome sounds a hundred beats (6)
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C – one hundred & LICKS – to beat
Level unfinished mud pies that aren't crusted over (7)
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Most of MU(d) & TARTS – pies – all reversed.
Fernando's group led by Jack, a big fat slug (5)
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J(ack) & the group ABBA who sang Fernando. In the Star Wars films Jabba the Hutt was a big slug
Tie up soldiers in empty Pret for work experience (9)
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LACE – tie up & MEN – soldiers both inside an empty P(re)T
Special hire car from list, hot Merc convertible (7,4)
Faint half-way through spinning (3)
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MID – halfway though – reversed
People who have moved in crossing line with dogs (8)
Love reversible zip, right? (6)
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FA – love, zero, sweet FA reversed & FAIR – right
Quiet station reduced its capacity (6)
Castle housing very old hotel, quaint indeed (8)
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SO – very & O(ld) both inside FORT – castle & H(otel)
Smooth snakes shedding skin (3)
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I assume this is COILS for snakes without the outer letters
Resort's toilet vagrant rogers in (6,5)
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BOG – toilet & a vagrant [ROGERS IN]* I guess vagrants wander around so as an anagram indicator so it works for me
Tattoo covering hip, ten bats? Very well (2,3,4)
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A batty [HIP TEN]* inside INK for tattoo
Domestic supply mothers must keep at home (5)
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IN – at home inside MAS Mothers
Notice couple carrying wide pumpkin in NY? (7)
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I’m not American but I assume it’s a synonym for for sweetheart or similar, W(ide) in SEE- notice & TIE – to couple
Communist pens short anthem with similar sounds (6)
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Most of HYM(n) in RED – communist
Down
Freer in loose robe, tailor having removed a hoop (9)
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One of the “hoops” ie the letter O from a loose [R(o)BE TAILOR]*
Property's rent rising with gas on top (7)
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CHAT – gas, gossip & LET – to rent – reversed
Perhaps I turned blue (8)
Russian who disappeared left in shame (6)
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L(eft) inside STAIN for shame
Quickly list river fish from France (4,3)
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R(iver) & ELL – fish & OF – from & F(rance)
Daughter lifts pretty heavy material (5)
Body changes hard for pal raised and housed by religious patriarch (13)
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H(ard) & PRO – for & MATE – pal all reversed inside MOSES
Non-Darwinian fictions only help right-wingers (4,2,7)
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JUST – only & SOS – help & TORIES – right wingers
Level with secretary about lusts (9)
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LONGS for lusts around AIDE which you could just about use a synonym for secretary
Intimidate pig, taking pressure off colleague (2-6)
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COW – to intimidate & P(ressure) removed for (p)ORKER – pig (colloq)
Never happy in the highest society (7)
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NO – never & BLEST – happy
Cold drink Bond necks? A strong one, for his countrymen (7)
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Well I know it as west country strong cider, not sure on the Bond part. C(old) & RUM – drink in SPY – Bond perhaps
Light greeting ICU nurses on the way back (6)
Spinner used to turn stumps and bails, perhaps (5)
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I think this is just a cryptic def unless someone can see more to it
Type letters or click words in the clue
