Very fine biscuit with no excess fat (5-4)
Very fine biscuit with no excess fat (5-4)
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Very fine biscuit with no excess fat (5-4)
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Birds of prey decapitated chickens (4)
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Special forces tired out containing catastrophe (8)
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Seller's against completion before October vacation (6)
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More or less right to leave time to enter elegantly (6)
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Spectator's using toilet before King and Queen arrive (8)
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Swindle nets £1,000 case of Armagnac brandy (6)
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Time left at home with girl makes young horse (8)
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Poor at singing and fade out after bum note (4-4)
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Former copper initially suspended and partner gets pardon (6)
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Cross states in endless trek (8)
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Open local with student in charge (6)
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Back company involved in project (6)
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Dad picked up bargains with vegetables (8)
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Busks avidly, content reflecting requests (4)
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Friend accepts Bond books: ultimate misogyny without objection (9)
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Put pen to paper with ceremony (5)
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Press even has PM's home number (7)
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Have another go on model railway (5)
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Order refurbishment of manor after hard year (7)
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Set up an unusual lab aboard vessel in Devonport, perhaps (5,4)
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Defensive error gets cry of pain, followed by a long analysis (3,4)
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Aims to pursue vague business left unfinished (5,4)
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Unscented old roses flourish around community centre (9)
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Jollied along child always heading off bored (7,2)
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Jealous of three points victory (1-0) by United brought in (7)
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Felt sad about a good cinema that's shabby … (7)
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… about to dispose of film display unit (7)
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Go round old city to find mashed food for baby (5)
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Suggest impolitely Eliot's characters being dropped (5)
Crossword Information
Series
Quiptic
Number
1087
Date
14 September 2020
Setter
Hectence
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