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Everyman 3994 - 7 May 2023 - for the Guardian
Across
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Ruin a French party (4)
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Fog and fuel swirling in Indian Ocean bay (4,2,4)
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State what can be gathered from radio waves (4)
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Fancy a plant? (10)
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Assemble, in ranks, grand personages; they may appear as a shower (7,5)
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Let back in to US university after study (7)
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Right: a nurse may do this to a wound (7)
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Cockney's articulated intellectual aspect of feature (7)
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A starter of risotto with herb in store (7)
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They may show equals what can be found in the sports hall? (8,4)
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Later, I stupidly leave a vehicle in commercial area (6,4)
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Snack that's prepared ... I bet! (4)
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Remove all joy from some food that's eaten, adding a bit of rémoulade (10)
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Measure of speed: A little kayak gets flipping 100mph! (4)
Down
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Ignorant, like a Boy Scout describing Norway (10)
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Sad, drunk and now on the phone? (10)
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Utterly principled; radiating integrity; good, honest – truthful, primarily? (7)
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Fawn that's not so exciting (7)
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Release Communist, one that's initiated combustion? (4,7)
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Tax, perhaps like an ancient invader of Britain, did you say? (4)
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Infielder regularly needing source of water (4)
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Fervent memorialist to enshrine with glory (11)
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Deep thought and time invested in peace-making (10)
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Everyman's among fools, ultimately preposterous in prevalent estimation (10)
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With hip-hop artist, one with a gift? (7)
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A type of informal shirt, big and loose (2,5)
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Produced some sombre dirges (4)
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Brief emotional outburst: 'Sit up, lad!' (4)