John O’Shea regularly lost top forward (5,4)
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John O’Shea regularly lost top forward (5,4)
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Court date in club (4)
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Motor race is going ahead in Kentish Town (8)
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German in a rush to get settled (6)
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6d against opening blended Islay (6)
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Head after Brockwell at 6d (4,4)
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Dusky tit eating nuts endlessly (6)
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Paper announced son for 6d (8)
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British want international 6d (8)
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Ridicule pianist jamming overture to Rigoletto (6)
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6d has bite with Nora Batty (8)
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Bob maybe left inside type of 6d? (6)
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Bike refusing to start for Dennis perhaps (6)
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Pilot bearing west over island (8)
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Flipping heck, that’s brilliant (4)
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Spice Girl offensive in musical (9)
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Verdant pasture on the outskirts of Fowey (5)
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Rising factor in Tesla VAT costs is based on 8 (7)
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Look into president raised serious complaint (5)
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Club Med, Nice limited to a particular area (7)
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Oasis and Blur finally playing 6d (5,4)
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Cacharel bra was holding up singer (7)
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One likely to enjoy a 6d in Covent Garden? (5-4)
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Sailor interrupting leave to make journey (9)
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Cheers on 1500m runner rounding corner for speed record (9)
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6d, sadly RIP, buried in 6d (7)
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Triumph of pair acting in Wicked (7)
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Band invested in unusual tool for musical effect (7)
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Fiddle in game on the rise (5)
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