A mixed bag from LEONIDAS this Friday.
FF: 8 DD: 8
| ACROSS | ||
| 1 | TRAMPOLINIST |
Fiddler taking six out on walk to see gymnast (12)
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| viOLINIST ( fiddler, without VI – 6 in roman numerals ) after TRAMP ( walk ) | ||
| 8 | RAMADAN |
Fast male animal brought back nothing (7)
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| RAM ( male animal ) ADAN ( nothing = NADA, reversed ) | ||
| 9 | BACK-LIT |
Abbreviated writing on reverse subtly illuminated (4-3)
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| LIT ( writing, LITerature, abbreviated ) after BACK ( reverse ) | ||
| 11 | NEAREST |
Attention being held by lair closest by (7)
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| EAR ( attention ) in NEST ( lair ) | ||
| 12 | LONG AGO |
Pine flagons stripped twice in the distant past (4,3)
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| LONG ( pine ) AGO ( flAGOns, with end characters removed twice ) | ||
| 13 | AVERS |
Declares part of song that’s ultimately been lifted (5)
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| A VERSe ( part of song, without last letter ) | ||
| 14 | OSTEOPATH |
Manipulative healthcare worker (9)
|
| cryptic def | ||
| 16 | ABSTINENT |
Sailor with small shelter keeping home dry (9)
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| AB ( sailor ) S ( small ) [ TENT ( shelter ) containing IN ( home ) ] | ||
| 19 | GATOR |
Nasty biter somewhat chafing at orthodontist (5)
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| hidden in “..chafinG AT ORthodontist” | ||
| 21 | ORPHEUS |
Greek figure taking lead from Greek god (7)
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| mORPHEUS ( greek god, without starting letter ) | ||
| 23 | ENAMELS |
Paints fish touring isle to the West (7)
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| EELS ( fish ) around reverse of MAN ( isle ) | ||
| 24 | DUE DATE |
When to expect arrival of child owed fruit (3,4)
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| DUE ( owed ) DATE ( fruit ) – not a great fan of this clue | ||
| 25 | INDULGE |
Gratify one with nude dancing across empty landing (7)
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| I ( one ) { [ NUDE ]* around LG ( LandinG, empty i.e. without inner characters ) } | ||
| 26 | LOOKING GLASS |
Charles on throne with good woman? It reflects well (7,5)
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| LOO ( throne ) KING ( ~charles) G ( good ) LASS ( woman ) | ||
| DOWN | ||
| 1 | TIMBALE |
Upset German with a Christian dish (7)
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| TIM ( reverse of MIT, german for ‘with’ ) BALE ( christian, referring to the phenomenal actor ) | ||
| 2 | ADDRESS |
He leaves ornate covering in residential location (7)
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| heADDRESS ( ornate covering, without HE ) | ||
| 3 | PANETTONE |
Cake not eaten loosely covered by priest (9)
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| [ NOT EATEN ]* after P ( priest ) | ||
| 4 | LABEL |
Ex-President wearing 50s brand (5)
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| ABE ( ex-president ) in LL ( 50s, roman numerals ) | ||
| 5 | NO CAN DO |
Party without six-packs? It’s not possible (2,3,2)
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| NO CAN (~ without six-pack beers ) DO ( party ) | ||
| 6 | SULTANA |
Sauna oddly housing large brown dried thing (7)
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| SUA ( SaUnA, odd letters ) containing [ L ( large ) TAN ( brown ) ] | ||
| 7 | DRUNK AS A LORD |
Steaming fresh larks around centre of griddle (5,2,1,4)
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| [ LARKS AROUND ]* D ( griDdle, centre of ) | ||
| 10 | TOOTHBRUSHES |
Overly tetchy hotel boss initially hurries cleaners (12)
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| TOO ( overly ) THB ( starting letters of “..Tetchy Hotel Boss..” ) RUSHES ( hurries ) | ||
| 15 | TITTERING |
Chuckles when wife abandons Birdsong (9)
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| TwITTERING ( birdsong, without W – wife ) .. is the verb form in the clue correct? | ||
| 17 | SUPREMO |
Expert more animated after drink (7)
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| SUP ( drink ) [ MORE ]* | ||
| 18 | ICEPACK |
Sea hazard from bleak Cape circles northwards (7)
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| hidden, reversed in “..bleaK CAPE CIrcles..” | ||
| 19 | GRANDPA |
African money pinched by doctor and a relative (7)
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| [ RAND ( african money ) in GP ( doctor ) ] A | ||
| 20 | TRELLIS |
Framework turned regularly on inverted ledge (7)
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| TRE ( TuRnEd, regularly ) LLIS ( ledge = SILL , reversed ) | ||
| 22 | STERN |
Harsh film we walked out of (5)
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| weSTERN ( film, without WE ) |
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