Smart surgeon's initial priority … (5,3)
Smart surgeon's initial priority … (5,3)
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Smart surgeon's initial priority … (5,3)
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… it follows getting shot in bar (6)
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Excited at a rusty example of art (8)
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Detective finds headless writer in vessel (6)
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Clouds naturally impair most bright images at first (5)
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Break down energy cable protecting fodder (2,7)
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Blast the city into pieces; it ensures fidelity (8,4)
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Relocate series for available players (8,4)
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According to staff, medical department is secure (9)
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Badly crafted section stretches to cover inflated figures (5)
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Failure to attend meal — that hurts (2,4)
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Final trial reportedly overwhelmed witness (4,4)
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One can cure skin — or damage it, perhaps? (6)
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Person agreeing to put together dope record (8)
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Risky location for company hiding a transgression (6)
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Old military type deserting Essex after mutiny (2-4)
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After resolving our sins he provides support (9)
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Off the record, international body had an impact (12)
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Sweetheart changing name to Oscar? That's rubbish! (5)
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Ridiculous, as diners get packed in like this (8)
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Shelters damaged tree covered in grasses (8)
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Restrain characters promising rewards, if sent on (5,7)
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You get no thanks opposing such willing consent! (3,6)
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Quick way to eliminate cockroach perhaps (4,2,2)
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Engineers rig sonar to show location of soldiers (8)
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In France, here is the most remote (6)
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Raleigh, for one, makes change after wife … (6)
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… came to approve in great admiration (5)
Crossword Information
Series
Quiptic
Number
978
Date
13 August 2018
Setter
Anto
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