National organisation protected by proper payment (6)
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Across
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National organisation protected by proper payment (6)
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Clans to regroup by Dee here? (8)
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Fish, black, with three eggs (6)
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Listener has obsession, running to ground (8)
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Trendy old man with holy books entertains animals (14)
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Hell – state with one cut off, separate (10)
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Priest in shortened jeans (4)
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Stimulant cool chap’s regularly taken (4)
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Rapture with men excited in lab unit (6-4)
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Author in a biblical city organised charities (6,8)
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Resentment shown by a buddy – this person’s taken in (8)
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Point in the wrong direction, getting hurt crossing island (6)
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Sound of a number of machines making threads (8)
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A tribe of old coming to Irish city (6)
Down
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Medal king’s put on garment (4)
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Minders given conflicting directions for protecting orphan (7)
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Soon accepting hint, church finally offers ecclesiastical response (8)
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I will crow, as old clown left with joy all around (11)
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Emblems – see them held by little kids (6)
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A series of lies under discussion (2,5)
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So dieting may change this bodily process? (9)
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Criticise a Caledonian, concerning bum provision for marine transport (6,5)
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One announces new deal about to be sealed – bombastic speech (9)
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Fastening a bone in where it belongs (8)
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Annoyance of completely heartless geezer in row (7)
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Garment beginning to unravel – darn it possibly (7)
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Fiery beast without tail in Anglican gown (6)
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Old measure as part of home rule (4)