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Rural wrangling about one member of branch (7) | of branch | 2.0 | end | RAMULAR | 2.0end |
Matched husband with poet, a religious type (9) | religious type | 2.0 | end | METHODIST | 2.0end |
Go into throwing event, last of disciplines (7) | Go into | 2.0 | start | DISCUSS | 2.0start |
Exact account, one supporting senior minister (8) | Exact | 1.0 | start | ACCURATE | 1.0start |
Some rubbish appears wet for recycling (10) | Some rubbish | 2.0 | start | WASTEPAPER | 2.0start |
Maybe Henry VIII is displeased — it's the end of the line for some (5,5) | it's the end of the line for some | 8.0 | end | KINGS CROSS | 8.0end |
Very fit, but distracted (5) | distracted | 1.0 | end | VAGUE | 1.0end |
Friends perhaps enter shortly after rest (6) | Friends perhaps | 2.0 | start | SITCOM | 2.0start |
Fixed a strip of wood or metal around front of window (7) | Fixed | 1.0 | start | SCREWED | 1.0start |
Left expert holding knight's weapon (5) | weapon | 1.0 | end | LANCE | 1.0end |
Former copper's competent, which may be forgiven (9) | which may be forgiven | 4.0 | end | EXCUSABLE | 4.0end |
One way to get involved in brother’s restaurant (6) | restaurant | 1.0 | end | BISTRO | 1.0end |
Encouraged to be purified with head obscured (5) | null | 1.0 | middle | URGED | 1.0middle |
King George leaves French city, receiving knight to elevate (7) | to elevate | 2.0 | end | ENNOBLE | 2.0end |
Agent X following stuff on phone (6) | Agent | 1.0 | start | PHILBY | 1.0start |
Have time away from built-up area (3) | Have | 1.0 | start | OWN | 1.0start |
Detestable patient is ’ell to deal with (12) | Detestable | 1.0 | start | PESTILENTIAL | 1.0start |
Blade cutting head from pig (3) | Blade | 1.0 | start | OAR | 1.0start |
Unpleasant person Liberal exposed (4) | Unpleasant person | 2.0 | start | LOUT | 2.0start |
Holiday: European hosts constant acrobatic entertainment (10) | acrobatic entertainment | 2.0 | end | BREAKDANCE | 2.0end |
Sets out anew, going over mountain face in second year (10) | Sets out anew | 3.0 | start | REDISPLAYS | 3.0start |
Barren: incapable of giving a fig, presumably (10) | Barren/incapable of giving a fig, presumably | 6.0 | middle | UNFRUITFUL | 6.0middle |
Advice on food less useful after seeing girlfriend? (4-6,4) | Advice on food | 3.0 | start | BEST-BEFORE DATE | 3.0start |
Come in in pursuit of fish and chips (9) | chips | 1.0 | end | CARPENTER | 1.0end |
Unusually clear — having some sense in committing crime (9) | committing crime | 2.0 | end | LARCENOUS | 2.0end |
Port with nuts passed to the left by cad (9) | Port | 1.0 | start | ROTTERDAM | 1.0start |
Teacher’s pet? Not quite (5) | Teacher | 1.0 | start | RABBI | 1.0start |
Demented bloke in charge (5) | Demented | 1.0 | start | MANIC | 1.0start |
What's disturbed rural blag with weapon? (7,5) | null | 1.0 | middle | BURGLAR ALARM | 1.0middle |
Persuaded sculptor to box in gym (5,2) | Persuaded | 1.0 | start | ROPED IN | 1.0start |
Confectioner not the first to copy fizz on part of wedding cake? (11) | Confectioner | 1.0 | start | CHOCOLATIER | 1.0start |
Weak peacemakers just not liberal (7) | Weak | 1.0 | start | UNHARDY | 1.0start |
Detective is planning to arrest uppity American officials (9) | officials | 1.0 | end | DIPLOMATS | 1.0end |
Like 9 and 0, for instance — neither one thing nor another to Shakespeare (3-4) | Like 9 and 0, for instance/neither one thing nor another to Shakespeare | 12.0 | middle | ODD | 12.0middle |
Very warm, the Spanish inn (5) | inn | 1.0 | end | HOTEL | 1.0end |
Mark is running in trousers: they won’t support his legs (8) | they won’t support his legs | 5.0 | end | ARMRESTS | 5.0end |
Divine messenger in a new set (5) | Divine messenger | 2.0 | start | ANGEL | 2.0start |
Show how un-English is honest criticism (4,7) | honest criticism | 2.0 | end | FAIR COMMENT | 2.0end |
Healthy calories and more PE sorted out cause of blocked arteries (21) | cause of blocked arteries | 4.0 | end | HYPERCHOLESTEROLAEMIA | 4.0end |
Wife that was cheeky and clever (6) | clever | 1.0 | end | EXPERT | 1.0end |
Function for mathematicians at home in the home counties (4) | Function for mathematicians | 3.0 | start | SINE | 3.0start |
Reversal of gross imperfection in timber (4) | imperfection in timber | 3.0 | end | KNAR | 3.0end |
Upper-class crystal (3-5) | Upper-class/crystal | 1.0 | middle | CUT-GLASS | 1.0middle |
Idiotic order to a chap facing bull (8) | chap facing bull | 3.0 | end | TOREADOR | 3.0end |
Decide to do the crossword again? (7) | Decide/to do the crossword again | 5.0 | middle | RESOLVE | 5.0middle |
Rebellious group loses its first battle (6) | battle | 1.0 | end | ACTION | 1.0end |
Melange of April’s seafood? It’s in your dreams (5,8) | in your dreams | 3.0 | end | FOOL | 3.0end |
Friendly event noble recollected (10) | Friendly | 1.0 | start | BENEVOLENT | 1.0start |
Setting etc? Aiming for cryptic (9) | cryptic | 1.0 | end | ENIGMATIC | 1.0end |
Reject with contempt ultimately useless banal stuff (5) | Reject with contempt | 3.0 | start | SCORN | 3.0start |
Half must depart cheated for having tattoos? (5) | having tattoos | 2.0 | middle | INKED | 2.0middle |
Jangle in the old way as Queen related (7) | Jangle in the old way | 5.0 | start | QUARREL | 5.0start |
Sort of artist in a way associated with flags (8) | Sort of artist | 3.0 | start | PAVEMENT | 3.0start |
Isn’t Ely laid out impressively (2,5) | impressively | 1.0 | end | IN STYLE | 1.0end |
Room for keeping a type of food (5) | type of food | 3.0 | end | HALAL | 3.0end |
Romantic sort of ladies sex appeal enthrals (8) | Romantic | 1.0 | start | IDEALIST | 1.0start |
Part of match without a winner having incurred obligations (9) | having incurred obligations | 3.0 | end | OVERDRAWN | 3.0end |
Having secured facility on smartphone, you had talked freely (6) | talked freely | 2.0 | end | YAPPED | 2.0end |
Set in views produced from colourful yarn (4-2-3-4) | Set in views | 3.0 | start | DYED-IN-THE-WOOL | 3.0start |
Cotton on / branch in tree (4) | Cotton on/branch in tree | 4.0 | middle | TWIG | 4.0middle |
Silly person that would expect real profits initially! (5) | null | 1.0 | middle | TWERP | 1.0middle |
Be consistent after date and pull hand back (5, two words) | Be consistent | 2.0 | start | ADD UP | 2.0start |
Betrays count — and his successor? (5,2) | Betrays | 1.0 | start | TELLS ON | 1.0start |
Peasant’s husband seized by large force one heading west (5) | Peasant | 1.0 | start | CHURL | 1.0start |
One might make catch, some hero, dashing? (3) | One might make catch | 4.0 | start | ROD | 4.0start |
Risk grabbing Romeo's ulcer (7) | ulcer | 1.0 | end | CHANCRE | 1.0end |
Go when green has changed? Start off yes (6) | Go | 1.0 | start | ENERGY | 1.0start |
Root finally cracked Belgian concrete (8) | concrete | 1.0 | end | TANGIBLE | 1.0end |
Use machete repeatedly with expedition! (4-4) | with expedition | 2.0 | middle | CHOP-CHOP | 2.0middle |
Popular record that's No 1, betraying dearth of talent (5) | betraying dearth of talent | 4.0 | end | INEPT | 4.0end |
Drop tool (3) | Drop/tool | 1.0 | middle | AXE | 1.0middle |
After operation, I swallowed a painkiller (6) | painkiller | 1.0 | end | OPIATE | 1.0end |
A little pasty? One must get stuck into exercises (3) | A little pasty? | 3.0 | start | PIE | 3.0start |
Saving hospital, military convoy possibly cheers (6) | cheers | 1.0 | end | THANKS | 1.0end |
Equally divides accommodation (8) | Equally divides/accommodation | 2.0 | middle | QUARTERS | 2.0middle |
Game taking day, touring the terraced houses (5-4,5) | Game | 1.0 | start | THREE-CARD MONTE | 1.0start |
Instrument tuned slightly high? Not initially (4) | Instrument | 1.0 | start | HARP | 1.0start |
Type of photography US magazine used by mistake? (4-5) | Type of photography | 3.0 | start | TIME-LAPSE | 3.0start |
Indignation that’s not in fashion? (7) | Indignation | 1.0 | start | OUTRAGE | 1.0start |
Ideal combination of art made me excited (5,4) | Ideal combination | 2.0 | start | DREAM TEAM | 2.0start |
Was a jumper extremely loose fitting? | Was a jumper | 3.0 | start | LEAPT | 3.0start |
Part of Europe where Parisian wears fancy winter clothes (3,3,9) | Part of Europe | 3.0 | start | THE LOW COUNTRIES | 3.0start |
Nun, peaceful-sounding type (9) | Nun | 1.0 | start | CARMELITE | 1.0start |
As bandage was for lesion? (5) | As bandage was/lesion | 3.0 | middle | WOUND | 3.0middle |
Eminence of member of family with superior power (9) | Eminence | 1.0 | start | PRELATION | 1.0start |
In actual fact, dance show's reaching a climax (8,8) | In actual fact | 3.0 | start | STRICTLY SPEAKING | 3.0start |
Is it possible that moods lead to explicit language? (9) | language | 1.0 | middle | CANTONESE | 1.0middle |
Regularly we climb tree (3) | tree | 1.0 | end | ELM | 1.0end |
Seeking to support small railway operation (8) | railway operation | 2.0 | end | SHUNTING | 2.0end |
One throwing a jug (7) | One throwing/a jug | 3.0 | middle | PITCHER | 3.0middle |
Starting point for endeavour in which maybe four succeeded, reportedly? (6,3) | Starting point for endeavour | 4.0 | start | SQUARE ONE | 4.0start |
Biker out in France, she runs German pub (10) | German pub | 2.0 | end | BIERKELLER | 2.0end |
Dirty books in second venue for literary festival (6) | Dirty | 1.0 | start | SHABBY | 1.0start |
Marine creature turned up alone, shivering in Spanish port (9) | Spanish port | 2.0 | end | BARCELONA | 2.0end |
Cut down unknown number of same-aged lambs? Yes, cruelly (5) | cruelly | 1.0 | end | FELLY | 1.0end |
Best time to run in defeat (9) | Best | 1.0 | start | WORTHIEST | 1.0start |
Feelings of tension as crackers start to snap (10) | Feelings | 1.0 | start | SENSATIONS | 1.0start |
Yarn written with pen, page being out of order (7) | Yarn | 1.0 | start | GENAPPE | 1.0start |
Drive away reformed killer, perhaps, wiser after case dismissed (8) | Drive away | 2.0 | start | EXORCISE | 2.0start |
Use Socratic method of discussion — what could be noisier? (7) | Use Socratic method of discussion | 5.0 | start | IRONISE | 5.0start |