Genius crossword 381
el sereno
Seven clues share an unstated definition. There is one clue with an extra word of 5 letters, which is an anagram of this definition.
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9 Early Christian letters about
beer? No, the opposite (7) 10 Fire found in most of
country interior of Peru (7) 11 Idle talk of swimmer
crossing line (7) 12 Squeeze thin and get out
pager (7) 13 Opera house ultimately accommodating Her Majesty (9) 15 What might measure the
spirit of a viewer (5) 16 Bishop and bible song from opera in former kingdom (7) 19 A dull coat in olive perhaps
for a sewer’s help (7) 20 Conflicted country losing
one hospital (5) 21 Rum caper organised by British fairground attraction (6,3) 25 Primate full of love and
tenderness (7) 26 Upper limit applied to
material for carpeting (7) 28 Proceed quickly, seeing prisoner accept mediaeval punishment (5,2) 29 Well off, seeing work with
university advanced (7) 1 European Commission must support the lifting of majority of 26 (6) 2 11 may be sizzling with
couple going topless (3,3) 3 Make a deep impression
and the rest start to help (4) 4 Extent of edict that’s good
for cold (6) 5 Part of orchestra, but men think architectural feature (8) 6 One’s visage needs to be
composed (10) 7 Old-fashioned about leader of independent court, being ordained (8) 8 Information about
resistance hurt (8) 14 Disturbance causing heart
to flutter? (10) 16 Church bails out naked
vicar (8) 17 Recover and ask about
awned terraces (8) 18 Discover horizontal bar
in oak (8) 22 Crowd after drink in
France (6) 23 Collar singer admitting
fine (6) 24 Design feature lacking a
counter (6) 27 Fruit that’s 80% fat (4)
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