Each clue's wordplay portion leads to its answer, plus one extra letter (which may be found anywhere along its length). These letters, taken in order, will reveal three of the speaker's contemporaries.
| A | Raw Tennessee paramedic beat back crime show's stock in trade (11) | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ |
| 45 | 102 | 168 | 66 | 133 | 161 | 87 | 145 | 34 | 118 | 14 | ||
| B | Love in truth embraces tension without subterfuge (7) | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ||||
| 73 | 134 | 10 | 78 | 148 | 53 | 132 | ||||||
| C | Confidently talk smack, say (4) | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | |||||||
| 36 | 104 | 32 | 89 | |||||||||
| D | Jane Tower, reportedly a disgrace (7) | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ||||
| 151 | 37 | 97 | 156 | 51 | 113 | 171 | ||||||
| E | Skin repulsing below-average depilatory brand (4) | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | |||||||
| 70 | 146 | 48 | 124 | |||||||||
| F | Heat dissipation melts hosiery bizarrely (11) | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ |
| 33 | 90 | 4 | 86 | 163 | 64 | 126 | 25 | 80 | 154 | 58 | ||
| G | Throw stones at markers? How strange (7) | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ||||
| 49 | 65 | 136 | 26 | 117 | 79 | 9 | ||||||
| H | Throw water on one with pain from the neck down after retirement (10) | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | |
| 17 | 83 | 77 | 100 | 166 | 119 | 29 | 157 | 71 | 39 | |||
| I | Tailor hemming in Mexican article cut revealing material (10) | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | |
| 31 | 91 | 3 | 75 | 152 | 43 | 105 | 143 | 122 | 11 | |||
| J | List of keywords essential to Amerind lexicography (5) | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ||||||
| 112 | 169 | 144 | 135 | 42 | ||||||||
| K | Mythical river in Morocco perhaps having no end in sight (5) | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ||||||
| 138 | 40 | 115 | 60 | 44 | ||||||||
| L | With date lost, misplaced, nimble gigolo shows something extra (8) | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | |||
| 24 | 82 | 153 | 59 | 162 | 68 | 129 | 96 | |||||
| M | Military unit losing head in combat crisis (6) | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | |||||
| 165 | 74 | 62 | 52 | 121 | 38 | |||||||
| N | Flipped some switches to permanent "off" position (6) | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | |||||
| 140 | 41 | 158 | 2 | 88 | 123 | |||||||
| O | Certain rabbits at a watering hole lose hope (7) | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ||||
| 35 | 108 | 167 | 84 | 7 | 155 | 130 | ||||||
| P | Examine glass shards digitally classified as Babylonian? (11) | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ |
| 18 | 85 | 147 | 106 | 141 | 21 | 170 | 125 | 12 | 93 | 30 | ||
| Q | It modifies revolutionary support stocking we weaved, ignoring the odds (6) | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | |||||
| 61 | 20 | 107 | 142 | 101 | 16 | |||||||
| R | Primarily how nasty Bluto is at first? (7) | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ||||
| 94 | 15 | 99 | 81 | 159 | 5 | 72 | ||||||
| S | Plague curtailed feasting at sea (6) | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | |||||
| 46 | 1 | 55 | 22 | 6 | 109 | |||||||
| T | Drive through Adriatic seaport (4) | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | |||||||
| 114 | 23 | 54 | 103 | |||||||||
| U | Habitual drinker has mangled timeless quote in complicated fashion (9) | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ||
| 131 | 139 | 116 | 19 | 98 | 127 | 47 | 95 | 63 | ||||
| V | Not influenced by column periodically discussing material for handbags (8) | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | |||
| 149 | 8 | 13 | 120 | 57 | 92 | 50 | 160 | |||||
| W | Brought up edited photographs lacking the first bit of originality (7) | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ||||
| 150 | 56 | 128 | 28 | 110 | 67 | 76 | ||||||
| X | Asian nation's hard workers making nothing restricted (5) | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ | ||||||
| 137 | 69 | 164 | 111 | 27 |
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To enter this competition send the list
of clue answers, plus the three names of the speaker's contemporaries, to
derekharrison@yahoo.com before the 8th March 2008. The first correct solution
picked will receive a copy of Chambers Biographical Dictionary which has
been donated by the publishers.