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Abridged huge article in French, causing confusion (6)
Officers, the first two each getting uniform (2,1,5)
Not exactly small: swell shed! (4,3)
Eavesdroppers making a point? (7)
Second last? (4)
Divine in the distance summit that's not too demanding (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
D.D. (divine = Doctor of Divinity) in MILE (the distance) + BROW (summit) This was confusing, but ‘divine’ = “a minister of the gospel” or “theologian”.
Slang somehow combined with fair mix of tongues (9)
Boy of mine employee refused tips (5)
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{c}OLLIE{r} (mine employee) My older son’s name.
Grant much spoken of (5)
Critical of small boy before gym class (9)
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DES (small boy) + P.E. (gym) + RATE (class) ‘Critical’ in the sense of “very bad”.
Help with crib at refurbished maternity unit, typically (10)
Party organiser with cheering word (4)
Drive after leaving motorway initially required some guts! (7)
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MOMENTUM (drive) – M{otorway}
A favourite of Henry I reputedly beat at game (7)
A pushover? Yes, am hammered each time! (4,4)
Nervous, I thank God : peace finally! (2,4)
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ONE (I, in Roman numerals) + DG (Dei gratia, “by the grace of God) + {peac}E Ha ha ha! DG I was able to biff this one!
Down
Officer coming in shot cheating brother (5)
Theatre in Scottish island thus has closed early (5,4)
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in MULL (Scottish island), SIC (thus) + HA{s} (closed early)
Little room, note for diver (4)
Reasonable treatment, just a shortage of medicine? (4,3)
Purse containing zero — empty in sadly no time (5,5)
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anagram of ZERO EMPTY IN, without T (time)
Yardstick that's abandoned right for English mathematician (5)
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RULER – R (right) + E (English)
Reinvention of wheel's before finding particular alternative (9)
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anagram of WHEEL’S + ERE (before)
Cold after a day over a huge area (6)
Thirty odd covers go with the Queen song (1,3,6)
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anagram (odd) of THIRTY around GO + H.M. (the Queen)
Very far from the rolling downs? (4,5)
Entering plea there, decisively beaten (9)
Bind novel with cover raised higher (7)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Times for the Times have:
EMMA (novel) + LID (cover) reversed (raised) coming first (higher)
Bearing unhealthy resemblance to old Soviet symbol? (6)
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SICKLE-Y
When rook soars, catches birds that can't (5)
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HEARS (catches) with R (rook) raised (soars) “Can’t [soar]”, that is.
One getting ready to go, indeed must stay in (5)
Sign seen at hen party? (4)
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0 (zero) MEN A chestnut.
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