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[LEICESTERSHI]

40d Girl arrives drunk at new year celebration ///I/E/S/R/, ALSO Working is a matter of choice, about time! O/E/A/I///L, 39A Pass around a traditional New Years gift - is this COAL?, IS 42a Obscure request about the foreign office, - BEFUG,if so whatever could 37d Turn up the gas-ring for the pudding possibly be? /A/U?

[octogenarian]

40d Anniversary --42a Befog---37d Sago

[BigDave44]

Ann iversar y
Op era tional
Coal - col (pass) around "a"
Befog - beg around FO
Sago - gas<<< + o

[LEICESTERSHI]

BigDave44
Thank you so much, I was staring at them till I was silly.
I wonder if you would confirm 13d - Inventor resigns in a tantrum is DESIGNER - The only connection I can see is that designers may invent and vice verse. Also25a Not flush but accepted at the party, may be ISSUE but then what is 26d, pary drink for a child ??T