Times Sunday #5195

2025-12-21

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1a

Courses for beginners (8)

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6a

Just one side of Tetbury's MP (4)

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10a

Revolution curtailed when crushed by firms colluding (9)

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11a

Tree snake seen now and again (5)

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12a

European drunk, heartless and abrasive (5)

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13a

Watch it around this setter, man! (9)

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14a

Viking oarsmen migrating north (8)

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16a

Two novels abridged in error (3-3)

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19a

Former Chief Detective's role and rank (6)

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20a

Groom, say, returning after a riding event (8)

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22a

Flower parts named in official document (5,4)

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24a

Joint piece from a number performing (5)

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25a

Have a go at Sunday lunch? (5)

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26a

Going on for ever wrinkle-free, but no Romeo (9)

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27a

Actual courage when support is removed (4)

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28a

Rather assuming one left in a charming way (8)

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Down

2d

Club about to appear in the press (5,4)

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3d

Wild bunch where the leader's left variable (5)

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4d

Final match, United tipped over City (8)

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5d

Wilde play part without a line (6)

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6d

Small measures of ground soapstone (9)

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7d

Sport gym outside East Asian capital (5)

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8d

Guards grappling with ceremony run for Oscar hopefuls (13)

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9d

US drone seen on manoeuvres in plain sight (5,4,4)

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15d

Lived ten wasted years apparently (9)

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17d

Lingerie occupying room in part of your mind (5,4)

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18d

Scrape to bag a third from Huddersfield university? (8)

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21d

Give a lesson, briefly leading part of a service (6)

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23d

Guy comfortable going topless (5)

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24d

Newspaper piracy (5)

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