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Tradesman's first to applaud as it's put back into service (7)
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A{pplaud} [first to…], then AS IT reversed [put back] contained by [into] RN (service – Royal Navy)
County embraces introduction of treatment with universal medication (7)
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LINCS (county – Lincolnshire) contains [embraces] T{reatment) [introduction of…] + U (universal – film classification)
Rogue Conservative friend invested in stolen goods (9)
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C (Conservative) + ALLY (friend) contained by [invested in] SWAG (stolen goods). Happy memories of cartoon strips featuring robbers in striped jerseys carrying bags marked ‘Swag’.
Country's head of agriculture got back around noon (5)
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A{griculture} [head of…] + GOT reversed [back] containing [around] N (noon). At one time known to many as The Friendly Islands. Queen Salote famously attended the coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953 and this was even celebrated in a popular song of the time. No Noël Coward anecdotes about this please!
One sister has run away to get engaged (2,3)
One arrives in good time — European travelling by rail and road (5,4)
Things such as drama roles encapsulating revolutionary from Niger (10,4)
On bed, I explored being kinky — she's very fair (8,6)
Literary character's motto central to storyline in book, right? (3,6)
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SAW (motto) + {stor}Y{line} [central to…] contained by [in] TOME (book), then R (right)
Sea foam close to outcrop, birds circling around (5)
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EMUS (birds) reversed [circling] containing [around] outcro}P [close to…]
Non-commissioned officer cut back tests (5)
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SM (non-commissioned officer – Sergeant-Major) + AXE (cut) reversed [back]
Welshman tucked into good food — beef (9)
Model had to accept university place (7)
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SIT (model) + ATE (had) containing [to accept] U (university)
Pass artist cuddling sick animal (7)
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GO (pass), RA (artist) containing [cuddling] ILL (sick)
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City like to restrict United, and can (6)
Malign suggestion conveys a bit less than expected (7)
Handsome older man lives for high times (6,3)
Yes, end war somehow, with a conclusion to hostility when resolutions come into effect? (3,5,3)
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Anagram [somehow] of YES END WAR, then A, {hostilit}Y [conclusion to…]
Violent robbery topped former convict (3)
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{b}LAG (violent robbery) [topped]. I’ve always thought of blag as a swindle rather than anything violent but I have now learned that it can mean both.
Stylish tailcoat — nothing on the inside, no pockets (5)
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NAY (no) contains [pockets] T{ailcoa}T [with nothing on the inside]
Port is comparatively piquant (7)
Husband unhappy with friends turning up last-minute (8)
Ignoring temperature, desperate to support engineers — I'm compensating (11)
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RE (Royal Engineers), I’M BURS{t}ING (desperate) [ignoring temperature]
Ultimately, crushing defeat ended in whitewash (5,4)
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{crushin}G [ultimately], LOSS (defeat), OVER (ended)
Observe fewer things without flaws (8)
Unrestrained tirade about a person occupying seat (7)
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RANT (tirade) containing [about] A + MP (person occupying seat – Member of Parliament)
Operating during the day, vessel is brought in by radio control (7)
Climber eating hard, out-of-date bread (6)
A third of biscuit, absorbed by beverage, is lost (2,3)
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A, then {bi}S{cuit} [third of…] contained [absorbed] by TEA (beverage)
My hotel's out of butter (3)
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G{h}EE (Indian clarified butter) [hotel’s out of…]
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