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Everyman 3983 - 19 February 2023 - for the Guardian
Across
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Dancing in club with some curaçao, very laid-back (4,2,1,8)
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Place to socialise in Scottish port gripped by terrible fate (3,4)
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What may keep you from prison in Bali, bizarrely (5)
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After end of gust, wind to go somewhere else (6)
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Lunettes designed to upset (8)
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Everyman had announced what The Observer did (4)
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King George with sense of humour after wife leaves showing bravery (10)
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Flavouring of fruit that’s old for you and me (5,5)
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Flipping cross, wanting some shut-eye (4)
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Detective, first class, originally called for one kept in custody (8)
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Title character in American theatre – and cinema, unusually (6)
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Power saw’s sharp parts (5)
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Warm lisper’s escorted to the door (4,3)
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True fact: rec room, when tidied up, gives you source of domestic well-being (8,7)
Down
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Tidy hospital attendant (7)
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Set down strange kind of line in report (3)
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Emphasise insulting comment about Kitty (9)
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Performing my minuet, concert in civic venue (9,6)
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About to argue, upset in dice game (5)
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Continuation of financial support (11)
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Ultimately implausible claims about the French food (7)
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Rebooted ‘ace, rad’ movie – using this? (5,6)
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Those people fuss about central pair of oiks in operetta (3,6)
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Seven terms describing a racehorse (7)
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Prattle about what might be seafood (7)
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Primarily: nationalist extraordinaire historically, Raj’s usurper? (5)
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Lout, left out, to mooch about (3)