Across
I clear up sloshed rum (8)
Book reviews (6)
Something that's made Conservative response less cold (8)
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A snappy sort of crossword clue (6)
Introspective after wife's last kiss, dear? (9)
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Mention sunshine on the radio (5)
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Tickling female dog with no lead (4)
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Dad secures eastern bats for very little money (7)
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Stalks of plant rot (7)
Criticises photograph taken backwards (4)
Call papa perfect (5)
Communicates explicit extremes of emotions (9)
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Pirates duck inside ship (6)
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Badly mutilate key (8)
Various newspaper conclusions in tabloid appear silly (6)
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The woman's interrupting precocious child? Most arrogant (8)
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Down
Voted for drunk student getting expelled (6)
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Speech about sounds of birds (6)
Language picked up in Italy, to an extent (5)
Sailor with oldish daughter ignored ban (7)
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Tune in car playing? Not sure (9)
Is our goal avoiding a wicked wizard? (8)
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South American writer's ending in essence showing excitement (8)
Coming over, look in castle tower (4)
Tense French composer heads out of Lyon, escaping rude tourist (9)
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Offers for models (8)
Swede, perhaps, with no herb served up, eating legume (8)
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Insect on top of fellow's food (4)
In tree, around third of squirrels (7)
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Large car's electronic flap (6)
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Small coin found underneath a bank (6)
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Old mint is regularly dropping leaves (5)
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