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Quiptic 1107 - 1 February 2021 - set by Carpathian for the Guardian
Across
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Difficult prisoner loudly taking drugs (9)
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Abundant plunder left out (4)
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Foreign watches discussed (8)
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Observe red rag waving (6)
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Tolkien's monster concealed flower (6)
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Yearning to hold one work of art (8)
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Plays for time somewhere in the theatre (6)
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Means of removing liquid from crushed gardenia (8)
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Criticise old master stealing artist's landscape? (8)
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Land in eastern nation (6)
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Republican upset after film showing abuse (8)
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Calm observed round River Ribble finally (6)
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Season some stew in terrine (6)
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Nice men struggling with European for prominence (8)
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Resent heads of exiting nations vacillations year-on-year (4)
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Plant setter keeps in dilapidated toilets (9)
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Caught balls in lid (5)
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Raced back with almost half a sea creature (7)
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Overturn northern result (5)
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Popular drink I had lacking flavour (7)
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Shoot a regiment that's out of order (9)
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Trendy seaside destination with no leader (5,2)
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Keep hours of darkness for two weeks (9)
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Time idiot ran awful convention (9)
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Trapped by strange instrument (5,4)
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Remain too long in public street with a Yankee (7)
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Recasts poor player (7)
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Hill torn apart in deluge (7)
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Southern ice art (5)
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Husband in pleasant and appropriate situation (5)