Irish county grotty, reportedly – wetter, suddenly? (8)
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Number of old Emile Zola volumes initialled, risky circling those with stained finger (4,5,6-4)
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Asian travelling back through Jaffna in a rickshaw (7)
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Country girl fills silo (7)
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Brother, one of the first to cushion blow, disheartened (8)
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In test, target splits (6)
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Days gone by certainly sad without a listener (10)
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A number of old pants on guy, and all fail! (4,2,6)
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On one’s feet, standing for revolution (8)
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Irish county grotty, reportedly – wetter, suddenly? (8)
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Award given to player on screen, opener doffing cap (4)
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Buzzer by means of buzzer (6)
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Islander fighting under pressure after evacuation of country (7)
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Dropper of two jacks, the second picked up? (8)
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I don’t know when solver has setter trapped? (5,3,2)
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Seamen following mobile unit, one after the other (2,4)
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Language that’s popular remains in Chinese dynasty and India (10)
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Like gutted halibut, fish in flat dishes (8)
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Lazy Ol’ Nick’s nicked! (8)
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A number of old party mandarins originally unlike old PM (5,2,6,5)
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Work with IT company after switching musical direction (1,5)
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A number of old artists in a to-do may be sozzled (2-2-2,4-2-2)
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Green, where top leaves turn red (4)