Cryptic clues
Across 1
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Noted variation of a sum (6) I get out of Paris to take in central Tokyo baseball stadiums (5) Backstop has four turns (6) Benjamin St reluctantly provides shelter for travelling musician (8) When it comes to having two left feet, uncles miss out (10) Listen, only showing off in a cheeky way (10) Pair gave permission for chain to be worn around the wrist (8)
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Revise part of planned itinerary (4) Scotland Yard detectives stand back in front of gallery and lay down the law (7) Please overlook my lame reason (6) Prefer First Lady to leave flavour (6) Flasks in vehicle with safe modification (7) Thug lying about revolting (4) Language that’s a hit, perhaps (4) Somehow ends Red China (7) Share 50% of remuneration (6) Midler’s lost a
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thousand due to people slacking off (6) We come back after viper is released in trailer (7) Roasts or cuts of pork (4) Dot gives ATM password tip (8) Rob’s a paler version of Arctic inhabitants (5,5) Increases items I pull out (10) Issuing an attendance request that sounds tempting (8) Process them differently, then do the reverse (6) Pirouettes in acts (5)
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Turbulent tributary ignored, but it’s an uncommon event (6)
Down 2
Straightened up and lined with silver (7) Where a brief message may appear with minimal warning (2,5,6) Not being completely sure, applied plaster and handed over (11) He takes flight when work is offered (5) Stony Stallone role (5) Is five o’clock shadow the last
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straw? (7) Spend a long time in corridor (7) Place to laze away in Venezuela resort (5) Class test? (5) Ride a recurrent trend (5) Remove parts from a ship’s control room (7) Does he forge on, creating wealth? (13) Laos unfortunately had five involved in burst of fire (5) Felt pain when Guevara was in promo (5) Entertaining US private by serving
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truffles, for example (5) Cocktail for prison guard and cabbie (11) Jumped rope and missed (7) Proud citizen puts a group of three into physical training (7) Homer’s son has one - it’s an inherited title (7) Harden Inn? You’re vocal about it! (5) Throw in advertising spiel (5) Polish leader rose to deal with tricky question (5) Start learning simple melodies in retreats (5)