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• Serious measure — key workers are in the dark on this (9,5)
• Blair cracking tedious, off-colour jokes, say (8)
• About five, it finished by making a hole (6) *
• Not really confident about urn use (6) *
• Shocks a party leader and mates (6)
• Reduce the level of activity from French media (7) *
• Much valuable material in the theatre a sure thing (8) *
• Again, doctor frees certain cigarettes (7) *
• Could be amenable as a sailor (4,6)
• Herbal tea in stock; it is an early starter (6)
• Visualising one thousand getting on (7) *
• Ring mate to get the gem (4)
• To convert to money, Adam’s son quietly goes in (4,2) *
• A state benefit (small money) for a young person (10)
• The educational establishment Edward joined (6)
• Car tests surfer’s nasty pressure injuries (6,9) *
• Rawness revealed in the responses (7)
• Conceal the south-east Greek island (7)
• Say, are you in quiet depression? Be judicious (7)
• Performer has power lock (7)
• The counsellor reads about confining six (7)
• Tree, extremely tall, in view in this source of illumination (6,5) *
• Birds peck first seedlings around power ring (8)
• Go in van, maybe, to French bridge (7) *
• Half decide to return. See snobby leader coming around, so formally withdraws (7) *
• Such patience lad developed and he succeeded in reforming (7,2,3,3) *
• Drains the French power he’s after (7) *
• Article about a performance (7)
• Piece of counterpoint, roughly a couple of bars to start (5) *
• Reportedly predominant state (5)
• Egyptian king or teacher (5)
• Roll of money? (5)
• National average inspiring cricket team, hundred following (7) *
• Unable to think clearly, that chap in Dirty Dancing (7)
• Something to swat with The Observer? (3,2,3,4) *
• Horse: might one be on the phone? (7)
• Served up, magnificent drink (5)
• Wily father I suspect after power — tempt fate (4,4,4)
• No bananas for wanderer (5)
• Admire sceptre that's fake (7)
• Dog leads on rumbustious Yorkies, mine (8)
• Top grade, as it happens, existing (5)
• Intention to finish (3)
• Force in London encountered (3)
• Take courses perhaps in English following row (4)
• Ticket seller cooler after fight cancelled (3,6)
• Reform of trades looked hard (6)
• Red fruit carpet also's covered (6)
• Hawk in range, worm agitated (9)
• Trouble with soldier, perhaps, brave (7) *