Crossword

Woman’s tight-fitting garment – ___-ripper (6)

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Across

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Woman’s tight-fitting garment – ___-ripper (6)

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Gain freedom (6)

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Treatment that has no active properties (7)

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Card used in fortune-telling (5)

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One of seven deadly sins (5)

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Thick chunky soup, often including clams (7)

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Sooty or Sweep, e.g. (5,6)

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Group of senior ministers – cupboard (7)

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Bewildered – on the ocean (2,3)

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Alarm, screen or signal (5)

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Couple (7)

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Snooker player or boy wizard (6)

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Snowmobile (6)

Down

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Road avoiding e.g. congested area (6)

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A cord (anag) – Malfoy, 24a’s adversary (5)

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The Cherry Orchard’s Russian playwright (7)

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Fight or argument (3-2)

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Shorten – bag ride (anag) (7)

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Restaurant or cafe (6)

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King Edward lounging on sofa? (5,6)

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Scientist’s protective garment (3,4)

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Bird (or butterfly?) (7)

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Behaves badly (4,2)

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Summerhouse offering a view (6)

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Female relative (5)

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Weapon – e.g. Excalibur (5)