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Dt 30,100

4 Down : "Drunk's hogging oysters ? " . Answer " Shellfish " . Don't see how 'drunk' and 'hogging ' get to shellfish....

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6 Down : " Little dash, perhaps, that could give spice to man eating fish. " Answer ; "punctuation mark " . I got the answer from the across letters but have no idea about spice , man or eating fish ?...

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Dt 30,075

5 Down : Perch and carrots perhaps with seconds coming up . Answer : roost . Obviously 'perch' but can't see the carrots connection. 27 Across : Tireless gulper, half-cut sibling with wine. Answer :...

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Dt 30,063

5 Down :More work - increased touring to Italy and America. Answer : utopia. 15 Down : Mary, Jane or Jerry ? Answer : pot ....

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Dt 30,059

1 Across " Struggle to capture good clear picture " Answer: " vignette" . Definition is " picture that fades away at the edges " . Is that the explanation - not cryptic at all ?...

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Dt30,052

5 Down : " Are flight bags small ? " Answer : " Exist " . I have no clue about this ! I trust it is not some improper allusion to air hostesses....

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Dt 30,046

12 Across : Daughter browsed around district, almost made to seem small. Answer " Dwarfed " Apart from 'd' for daughter, I can't see the rest at all....

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Dt 30,019

18 Down " Remarkably, Conservative initially isn't attending latest party. " Answer: 'social'. I can see " c = Conservative , followed by first letters 'c i a l ' . Is 'so ' really 'remarkable' ?...

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Dt 30,015

I think the DT compiler has been too clever in 22, 1 and 20 Down. Even Danword cannot give an answer. Clue to all 4 spaces : " Publication of which damaged party - and House - regret ? (3,3,4,6) "....

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Dt29,995

1 Down " Singular P&O leaders in new squabble over retirement fund " . Answer " sponsor". I can only see 'p' and 'o' - no idea of where the squabble and the fund is. It seems we shall reach no. 30,000...

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Dt 29,991

27 Across Following on is straightforward . Can't see connection to "Following " , maybe "straightforward" is sincere....

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Dt29,974

17 Down Short comedian upset person honoured with distinction. Short comedian could be " Laurel" but can't see the rest....

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Dt 29,961

18 Across " Winning group staying in tune ". Answer " prepossessing" which is OK for 'winning' but where's the group and key ? 28 Across " Rejected in street, a renegade's cause " Answer " generate" -...

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Dt29,952

7 Across " Father describing scented dish " . Answer " polenta " . Father (pa) seems to be around " olent" - is that "scented" ?...

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Dt 29,950

24 Down " Fascination over Dick Grayson's relationship to Bruce Wayne. " Answer " ward " . I get the Batman allusion but where does " fascination " come in ?...

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Dt 29,946

18 Across Some upset eating East European dishes . Answer " omelettes " . Some upset is "omes" round either "lette" or "elett" . I can't find a European national called either of those....

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