Sincere apologies for the late blog.
I actually solved the wrong puzzle last week! I solved a Gemelo from the week before, thus the late blog. Thanks to Andrew for providing me with a solution to save time. All the parsing is mine, so any mistakes lie with me.
Thanks, Azed.
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| 1 | BYPLACES |
Spy cable twisted in secluded spots (8)
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*(spy cable) [anag:twisted] |
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| 7 | TOLA |
Something like 180 grains, returning plenty (4)
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[returning] <=A LOT ("plenty") |
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| 11 | GNATHONIC |
Love enthralled by involved chanting, sweet talking (9)
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O ("love", in tennis) enthralled by *(chanting) [anag:involved] |
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| 12 | ROUSTS |
Travelling to USSR is stirring (6)
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*(to ussr) [anag:travelling] |
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| 13 | CRUIVE |
Vintage product of vine, not new, from Scott’s pen (6)
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CRU ("vintage") + *(vie) [anag:product of] where VIE is VI(n)E, not N (new) "Cruise" is a Scots word for a pen or sty. |
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| 14 | GURLET |
Right aboard Turkish boat, here’s a double-ended pickaxe (6)
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R (right) aboard GULET ("Turkish" wooden sailing "boat") |
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| 16 | OTIC |
Referring to listeners, bill is short of extremes (4)
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(n)OTIC(e) ("bill", short of extremes) |
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| 19 | BARB |
Doll that is lacking wittily pointed remark (4)
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BARB(ie) ("doll" with i.e. (that is) missing) |
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| 20 | COPPERGLANCE |
Cornish mineral making Bobby squint (12)
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COPPER (policeman, so "bobby") + GLANCE ("squint") |
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| 21 | ON AND ON AND ON |
What makes bread bake twice in being served repeatedly (12, 5 words)
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NAN DO ("bread bake", twice) in ON ("being served") |
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| 22 | INRO |
Pill boxes? Number out of place in club (4)
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N (number) out of place in IRO(n) ("club"), becomes I(N)RO |
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| 23 | PELA |
Waxy stuff, constituent of rope ladder (4)
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Hidden in [constituent of] "roPE LAdder" Pela is white wax from an insect. |
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| 28 | STEROL |
This is alcoholic – soak lying back in the sun (6)
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<=RET ("soak", lying back) in SOL ("the sun") |
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| 29 | BEZOAR |
Carnivore, hybrid within, revealing strong concretion inside (6)
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ZO ("hybrid" cow) within BEAR ("carnivore") Bezoar is a stony concretion found in the stomachs of certain mammals. |
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| 30 | DEFOUL |
Once corrupt, endlessly doleful, distressed (6)
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*(dolefu) [anag:distressed] where DOLEFU is [endlessly] DOLEFU(l) |
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| 31 | ARTILLERY |
Gunners poorly in blood vessel (9)
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ILL ("poorly") in ARTERY ("blood vessel") |
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| 32 | REFT |
Fresh visit to clothier I avoided, made to go without? (4)
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REF(i)T ("fresh visit to clothier", with I avoided) |
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| 33 | DEISHEAL |
I’ll be accompanied by female in business transaction sunny- wise? (8)
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I accompanied by SHE ("female") in DEAL ("business transaction") |
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| DOWN | ||
| 1 | BORGO |
One adept with racket and ball in town (5)
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(Bjorn) BORG ("one adept with racket") + O (ball) Borgo is an Italian word for a market town. |
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| 2 | PLURIPARA |
Pair up left and right somehow active? One may be expecting a second (9)
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*(pair up lr) [anag:somehow] + A (active) where L and R are left and right. |
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| 3 | ANTECEDE |
Forego sleuth in grip of a need, troubled (8)
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TEC ("sleuth") in grip of *(a need) [anag:troubled] |
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| 4 | CAST-IRON |
Against limiting a disturbance? It’s very hard (8)
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CON ("against") limiting A + STIR ("disturbance") |
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| 5 | ETCH |
Carve king from two-master (4)
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K (king) from (k)ETCH ("two master") |
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| 6 | SHRI |
Opening of Indian address, strident without lines (4)
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SHRI(ll) ("strident" without LL (lines)) |
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| 7 | TOUK |
Jock’s drumbeat, heading northward from western Europe? (4)
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TO UK ("heading northwards from Western Europe?") |
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| 8 | LIVER-COLOUR |
51 with king’s company in soft fabric, reddish brown (11)
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LI ("51") with R (Rex, so "king's") + Co. (company) in VELOUR ("soft fabric") |
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| 9 | ACERB |
Bitter affront, not the first, placed over barrel (5)
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(f)ACER (informal for "affront", not the first (letter)), placed over B (barrel) |
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| 10 | BOUTONNIERE |
Button-hole? Fit one round strap from below (11)
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BOUT ("fit") + ONE round <=REIN ("strap", from below) |
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| 15 | BANDEROLE |
Streamer, players with English part (9)
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BAND ("players") with E (English) + ROLE ("part") |
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| 17 | AGNUS DEI |
Part of mass, idea sung after arrangement (8, 2 words)
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*(idea sung) [anag:after arrangement] |
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| 18 | PLANTERS |
Those in the tea business? Design cut short (8)
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PLAN ("design") + [cut] TERS(e) ("short") |
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| 22 | IMBAR |
Stop medic filling centre of diary (5)
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MB (Bachelor of Medicine, so "medic") filling [centre of] (d)AIR(y) |
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| 24 | ALLYL |
Radical liberal supporting backer (5)
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L (liberal) supporting ALLY ("backer") |
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| 25 | MOIT |
Foreign particle in wool, damp in absence of sun (4)
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MOI(s)T ("damp") in absence of S (sun) |
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| 26 | YALD |
Strong Scotch making lady squiffy (4)
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*(lady) [anag:squiffy] |
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| 27 | ORLE |
Minor fringe charges for leaks, inside parts only (4)
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Hidden in [inside parts only] "fOR LEaks" |