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Everyman 3967 - 23 October 2022 - for the Guardian
Across
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Pares back, stingy – 'until tomorrow'? (5,5)
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In France, quietly left duck: it's a disaster (4)
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Fascinating song singer composed (10)
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Perhaps Pavlova going up and down? (4)
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Finally scrawled argument on paper describing liberal fantasies (5-6)
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'Everyman's regressive, small, far from fresh' ... and hurt! (7)
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Led Yank about wanting wardrobe? (7)
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A little conundrum, our scandalous tittle-tattle (7)
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Major African nationalist, democratically elected liberating administrator, primarily? (7)
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Patience: second magical creature's getting key (4-7)
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Riot Act detains this Greek character (4)
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Europeans darn lapels in need of repair (10)
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Standard displayed at beginning/end of National Anthem? (4)
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Awfully tense shrews run out for bulletins (4-6)
Down
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Tournament player to give up, did you say? (4)
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A border or two in the East End? (4)
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Round up chaps being tipsy and cocksure (5,2,5)
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'Alternatively stained' (messy) (7)
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Executioner's game (7)
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Publicans procure facilities (10)
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Demonstrates musical skill; barely pays out (5,2,3)
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Purposeful meal on foundation – but there's no answer (7,5)
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Monet painting might provide this depiction of Elvis? (10)
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A Winter Olympic athlete eating muesli regularly? Not right now (3,2,5)
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Father Christmas following echo somewhere in New Mexico (5,2)
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Irregularly stains, figuratively, one's senses (7)
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Told of destiny in outdoor event (4)
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Divine figure sent up agreeable Spanish expression (4)