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38 1 2 Not much to eat when the weather’s so cold (5) In Nepal, perhaps, it’s punitive (5)

Female in a woolly-headed state? (5)

Instant bronzing effect? (3) At Hatch End, some arrangement for housing (5) Sweets mentioned weekly (7)

Triangular part of a model tank (5)

Wind music? (3)

It’s needed for the reception (6)

They’re eaten with salmon, perhaps, around Dec. 1st (7) Blows can shatter this (4) Not much of a name? (4) They can hardly be used ad lib (7)

Openings to step into a ship? (6)

It’s a bad thing to do (3) She takes Poles around the States (5)

A letter of financial interest? (7)

Alan’s worried about Victor being the nautical type (5) As music, not all the rage (3) Even numbered players (5) Backed by the National Front, a brave man gets the bird (5)

Like matted growth from garden seed (5)

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What to wear when demanding a rise? (3-2) Footwear much seen on the 4 5 6 7

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20 beach (7)

In Australia, familiar little bounders (4)

Eating them needn’t be cannibalism (6)

A problem in prose composition (5)

Food a bit starchy for dad (5)

Grandma turns up again (3) In struggling with chores, one makes a brave show (7) Mark the article I’m after (3) Confined spaces can be somewhat stifling (5) A mission to remember (5) He wears rings on his cuffs (7)

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33 It’s bound up with geography (5)

Dressed to ride around after a race (7) Politicians possibly seen touring the central States (6)

Is such music bang up to date? (3) Something drunk out of a bowl (5)

Beaten — somewhat bamboozled? (5) Wogan’s new vehicle? (5) Not exactly cars, but they may be bangers (4) Jack says Thanks (3)