Across
Hideous thing in story, most crude (11)
Umpteen barnacles on another tanker, first of all – vessel going under (1-4)
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Old chronicler has stuff to write about, old sport (5,4)
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Egyptian queen jogging in, fitter having run around Egypt's capital (9)
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Vile group of 144 (5)
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Batter a selection of cold foods (6)
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Hybrid of rodent and ox, very close! (4,4)
Nuts, alas, mistaken for fruit (8)
African country ready once? (6)
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Group of nine fishermen made redundant then? (5)
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Tongue out, eat! (6,3)
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Doing porridge, frantically mixed up? (4-5)
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Might they take part in musical, to sing? (5)
Second-rate, I gathered, lack of respect on church property (11)
Down
Both cricket sides constantly interrupted (2-3)
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Released, fixed price about right (3,4)
Keep mother in check (6)
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Fish, ridiculous in a dress! (8)
Consideration, however, close to redundant (7)
Ridiculous concern for devilry (5,8)
Dorothy's companion in dress let hair down? (2,2,4)
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Bad job: bone to chew on, perhaps? (4,9)
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Four neighbouring characters, one entering wood – dark entertainment (4,4)
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Turn off course over Channel for bomber, for example? (8)
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Maybe a bit less topping? (7)
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Parvenu happy before initiation (7)
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Pianist originally covering for violinist, perhaps (6)
Unfashionable affair, better (5)
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