Adroit absorbing of former chemical giant’s loss (7)
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Adroit absorbing of former chemical giant’s loss (7)
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Maybe Lily’s inner circle or local ground (7)
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Be inclined to follow good harvest (5)
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Archaic instrument of one performing in red (9)
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Big parade for feted person covered by countless papers (6-4,7)
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Fashionable clubs behind expulsion of drunkard (4)
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Gent’s principal form of ‘hello’ in London street, that has you breathless? (12)
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Not taxing working capital attraction? Lovely! (4,2,3,3)
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Pence takes line that’s not stern (4)
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Part for Destiny (10)
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Panicky state playing chess – try to capture one (9)
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Cruise round Tenerife – empty symbol? (5)
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Yes extremely protective of other older singers (7)
Down
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Handy features of accommodation storing computing stuff (6)
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Fellow Yank, missing with Europeans (6)
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Jam scam – it’s gone off on the inside (10)
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Silent despised person catches a cold (5)
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Fake Sting reportedly drunk at a celebration? (9)
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Typical Irish weather rule called out (4)
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NASA event lacks a one-off formal meal (8)
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Gold-coated customised transport for leader’s entourage? (8)
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Dried out pond creature, tense in action (10)
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A fire left neglected and this is what awaits? (9)
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Silly people question old fairground entertainment (8)
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Slippery slope, skirting America’s defence (8)
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Hardly turned on by these lacy elasticated tops (6)
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In Italian, ‘I must hate’ (6)
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Trying exercise? Heavens! (5)
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Love’s about to break Australia up (4)