Across
Awe maybe after short time for cruel god (6)
Make an error in space excursion? (4,2)
Bits of holy text in old city guarded by special force (5)
A new atomiser for perfume (9)
Language of the old man approaching John in greeting (7)
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PA + H(LAV)I. One of the Middle Persian dialects.
Self-important politician in middle of room probing matter (7)
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P([r]O(MP)O[m])US. A busy cryptic that many solvers will just biff.
Attempt again diminished performer — one holding something back in theatre? (9)
Couple pinning medic, an idiot (5)
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DU(MB)O. Or a flying elephant, which would give the answer away.
Demonstrate quietly, wander here and there (5)
Seal fibre somehow in sculptural feature (3-6)
Permits variable amount of money to be loaned (7)
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Anagram of PERMITS. A rather obscure business term, which many solvers will just conjure up from the anagram letters.
Be right, holding rugger is for the heavy physical type (7)
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B(R.U. IS)E + R.
Cut hole in material that's affected by the sun outside? (9)
Commercial link-up that is needing external money (3-2)
Son conveniently near to provide drink (6)
Regional potato dish containing rodent (6)
Down
Wrongfully grabs material possessed by girl (15)
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MIS(APPROPRIATE)S. Material as an adjective meaning pertinent.
The French quarter divided by river moving slowly (9)
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LA (R) GHETTO, a biff for classical music fans.
Idiot into sparkling wine and starchy food (7)
Back cure leaving knight ready for battle again? (7)
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REAR ME[n]D. Easily mis-parsed, but the answer is clear enough.
Greek character? Behold — half of his field is cut! (5)
How to make pear juice for media meeting? (5,10)
Queen and Country — first person to fall down (4)
Watery stretch coming from huge river in endless sweep (8)
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B(O.S. PO)RUS[h], a rather busy cryptic.
People with foreign character boarding vessels (8)
Men hit sea — moving this? (9)
Green Triumph car without top has this writer in (7)
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[h]E(ME)RALD. I deduced the existence of the car from the obvious answer, and I was right.
Circle or something similar, mostly feature of Dartmoor? (7)
Work of art that is, in part, second only to Raphael (5)
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P(I.E.)T + [r]A[phael]. The Pieta, of course, is by Michelangelo.
Give warning about person close to relative (4)
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BOD + [relativ]E.
Type letters or click words in the clue