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12 Down : Where one could have caught train in Chester in chaos. Answer " devasation" = in chaos . Station is obvious enough but why is it in Chester ?...
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24 Across " Gloomy in local eating empty "Scotch" dish. Answer "negative" rather poor for "gloomy". Can see "eating" anagram in "negative" but not the empty Scotch dish....
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10 Across " Unknown location that sees an amount of sport, reportedly. " Answer " somewhere". An amount is "some" but reportedly usually means "sounds like". Can't see that "where" sounds like any...
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6 Down is " Everybody, say, on European border ... . Answer obvious " allege", but "border" seems to have no connection. 8 Down is ".... check arresting a border leader " Answer "caliph" and here...
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11 Across " Armchair found by couple in a Sumerian city. " Answer " amateur" . All quite easy " mate" in " a Ur" . Cannot find any connection anywhere to "armchair". Is this peculiar slang ?...
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13 Across " Recall number virtually abandoned convicted offender." Answer "felon", but how does the "recall --- abandoned" come into it ?...
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12 Down Something wicked and frivolous that helps dispel gloom Answer : candlelight. Frivolous is "light" but why is "candle" wicked ?...
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21 Down " One offering news in separate bits ! " Answer " compass". Can't see any connection with 'news', or 'bits' ....
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18 Down : Copper charges people helping barmen in Ireland. Answer : "Curates." obviously comes from symbol for copper and rates for charges. Cannot find any connection in Ireland to someone helping at...
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24 across " Show court information that must free murderer essentially. Answer : "evince " Why ?...
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3 Down - Slimmer's bar. Answer " local" obviously for 'bar' but where do "slimmer's" come in ?...
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26 Across : Long pastry must be filled with one in the middle. Answer : Pine. Obviously = long, but what's the pastry ?...
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Clue : Issues from leader in revolt falling. Answer: Editions. Obviously "Issues" but can't see "from leader in revolt falling" ....
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19 Down. Answer is " agility". Could be a "talent" and also "briskness" but why British ?...
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14 Down : Inflammationof a certain spot ? That can't be helped ! (5,2,2) Answer : there it is. Is there a medical condition called "thereitis" ? Can't find it anywhere but there is "neuritis". Is...
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Clue is "Brill" old form of therapy ? There's something wrong here. Answer is "Defect". Where does Brill and therapy come into this ?...
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4 Down is " Puppet,one captured by surrealist painter, with end of leg missing. " Answer "marionette". So I believe there to be a painter called " maronette " but with a 'g' somewhere in his name....
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10 Across " Ethnic grouping comprising half of Greece's constituents ? Answer " Europeans " . Where does Greece come into it ?...
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5 Down. "First one to enter French city in film" Answer "earliest". Quite clear from the first part but cant see a French city or a film....
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Art expressing the ultimate in shabbiness ? Answer : Meanest. Easy enough to get the answer if the word "art" was not there - where does "art" come into it ?...

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