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• Openings in Commonwealth area involving a Commonwealth state (6) *
• Sequential description of discussions in defence? (4-2-4) *
• Ultimate issue: gold brought back in clutches of the Spanish (8)
• Restraint removing front feather from cockerel (6)
• TV science programme leading discussion mostly on the level (10)
• Nuisance besetting European with a dated currency (6)
• Flower, one found in US state meadow (6)
• Colouring agent is something recalled in bamboo? (8)
• Minor performers no longer rubbish? Not entirely (6)
• A chap apparently back in the country (6)
• Rating bowler’s target (4)
• Walk wearily (6)
• Part of body shown in photo, enlarged (3)
• Loud roar coming from fifty entering underneath (6)
• Justified, conflict with editor following angry tirade (9)
• Turn on charm, mostly to get the honest truth (6)
• What Arctic explorer covers? (3) *
• Government leader to prepare member of the clergy (5,8)
• Beginning or ending of mountain climb (7)
• Flog junk round hotel (6)
• Operetta article somehow worried my wife (3,5,5)
• Rejected set of clothes Oscar collected (3,2,2)
• Very behindhand after electric current cut off (7)
• Box containing eastern throwing weapon (5)
• Pound split by Italian page for fussy fault-finder (3-6)
• Redesigned seat fitted with wide strap (5)
• Entrance made by different singers (7)
• Parts reportedly for luxury car (5)
• Repairs, on and off, getting attention (3)
• Sacred creature, originally Egyptian? (6) *
• Journalist’s cardinal sin cancelling home visits (7) *
• Restless auk flew erratically (7)
• One maybe giving drug in city to junior nurses (8)
• A musical director, I’m involved with orchestra (11)
• Picking on the large model, unknown one’s brought in (6)
• Make bears, maybe, behave like hawks? (5-6) *
• Revolutionary nature film’s set in Middle-earth (7)
• Sticky substance is green, with something served as starter (8) *
• Show how un-English is honest criticism (4,7)
• Impossible to find who’s originally featured in drama once before (7)
• Doom to changing demeanour (4)
• Defence in question again (7)
• Trouble when overlooking the fourth estate? (3) *
• Tin, about to be returned, containing yellow kipper we hear (6)
• Coward’s work in November storm, throwing wobbly (3,11)
• Equip exhibition centre with computers, block finally to be carpeted (3,2,2,3,4) *
• Flash Police Sergeant displaying muscle (7)
• Plant agents to catch one up early (7)
• Date with old female I persuade to make a special effort (2,3,2,4,3) *
• Be disputatious and pushy, displaying some craft (3,5) *