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Prize 28027 - 11 January 2020 - set by Paul for the Guardian
Across
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One beginning to position essent­ial pockets inside setter's coat? Good Lord! (3,8)
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See 13
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Problem looking OK with school after low grade (9)
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A royal disapproval for party? (5)
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Processing Spoonerised chat, make not a lot of habit etc? (4,4,7)
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Commercial breaks are initially mesmerising client (10)
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Catch on in the end (10)
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See 13
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Hang out first of washing in valley (5)
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A strike on head of robin in death — accursed bird? (9)
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Lord's period noble after abdic­ation of king — outstanding! (7)
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Old vessel shipshape, on board­ing, expedition's beginning (7)
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Welshman with desire to put in effort, saw work? (4,7)
Down
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While bottle after spinning stopped by hapless Beth, play dirty (3,5,3,4)
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What covers Paul's bald patch well! (2,3)
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Opening time — charge! (7)
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Great Hollywood success (7)
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Quaffing vat, what giant might say, drinking (8)
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Is it complete? Show part of it in full (9,6)
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What might have come before G Plan, briefly — something cast in gutter? (3,3)
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How one might learn some of the Tory backbenchers turned up (2,4)
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Appliance as it should be without French president (8)
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Notice in defect, nasty piece of work (3,3)
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So, best ten bananas fed to gorilla, I say! (7,2,5)
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Nipper in loft, back shortly (7)
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South American relations in historical county (6)
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Cord matching rope, ultimately (5)