a8. Bug-hunter repeatedly on vacation eats unknown piece of Zambian Insecta (6) b8. Law indigenous music is in part jazzy immediately before decolonisation (6) c8. Power to banish saint from Rosslyn Chapel’s dusty source of roods (7) d8. Clio and Urania initially muse this metal in alloys… (2) e8…completes fillings to curb Mnemosyne’s caries (4) e8. Short report doesn’t need to interfere with aged Asian bints (4) f8. Without whelp, one plays roughly, clubs mother bear after dispatching her mangled last cub (5) g8. Straight away, Bungay posse almost beheaded calif in Norfolk (4) h8. Larne’s muted historic beginning over after ferry’s closure (5) c7. When docked, short-tailed waterfowl produces bleak sound (3) d7. After run, colossal judge lost paunch (5) g7.Lely’s address book initially omitted Rembrandt (3) b6. Two sentence dirty old man to time away inside (4) f6. Staffa’s old biscuits, originally butter-bakes, becoming hard at last (8) g6. Sandman’s head and torso lost in fast tides around Fairy Isle (6) b5. Bread in Parsi’s rite finally used, half discarded, half roti eaten (5) e5. Aston of Fen Ditton last after you finally lead in Audi following finish to Ely (4) f5. Return of cockchafer raiding crop (3) |
a4. Proclamation Alloa grandchild lost book in cot (2) b4. Chef obviously hurried starters without beginning to sear salmon (4) c4. Waiter holds these colonists of Australia on return for manifold evil confinement (8) f4. Here in Boston, unplanned, fops are seconds to Beau Brummel (2) c3. Oils found in Titian’s lakes mixed by ors and a lot of ochre (12) d3. Not listed in menu, wild garlic beats chard (4) e3. Paddington Bear is so confused with no addled bad gin, spots it measures bears without liquids (7) h3. To make hat, ease top and middle of crown, reassemble centre (4) a2. Hammer-toe and rheumatism initially lead to issues for toe order (8) d2. Tirana protects land near Roman border (4) f2. Study orison, say it with mate’s first sermon disrupted (11) g2. Comms code for ET’s ordinary calls not quite following Elliott’s tip (4) h2. Again, revolutionary clan destroy this memory (4) a1. Fan organization’s workforce hire regularly (2) b1. Award two soldiers press then coin once (9, 2 words) d1. Sold Scandinavian gates in Tyneside (5) h1.Exam in utter silence could result in teen cruelties (1) |
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