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Prize 27836 - 1 June 2019 - set by Philistine for the Guardian
Across
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Previous message in a bottle? (6,6)
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See 1
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Representative of pretentious nobility (4)
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First part of appeal by Romeo to seduce novice (10)
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Cold and shivering, crazy about love (6)
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Suggestion made by boozer on due process (8)
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City came first before village in fiction (9)
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He or she with the Guardian who tormented 24 (4)
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Bob kept locked up by 1 down (4)
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Self-styled reference, lexicon, dictionary and so forth (9)
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Selfish attempt to disrupt regenerated cities (8)
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In June, Scotland is a cultural hub (6)
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One bound for America with Philistine on board (10)
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See 14
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Key in her top type (6)
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City couples, happily married, on the telly at last (6)
Down
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She opened a box of letters from Dad? (7)
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Look, baby, that's not a pressure group! (5)
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Man essentially fat — it's his bread (7)
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They leave old tune out (6)
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Not going out with macho types, you finally become available (2,3,4)
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Degenerates rejecting holy books for many years (7)
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Jump scared, being a youngster (6,7)
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Batman's plot, if convoluted, is the first in which to get immersed (9,4)
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Primarily hooked on gin, his work included (7)
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Soft sea creature, tailless and timid (7)
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Strange uniform governess put conservative leader in (7)
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Figure is poorly situated after I'd gone (6)
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Delicate female drowned in rising river (5)