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    For non cricket fans, Carlos and Kraigg Brathwaite (sic) are recent West Indies internationals.

    Clunky, I'll admit. But AH to the rescue

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      I was trying to cram the name of A-d-l-Z's awful ERG actual MP into it, but then did a bit of digging on wikipedia and found the answer

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        Anti apartheid stalwart is rebellious Neath Peer, we hear? (5,4)
        Last edited by Guy Profumo; 14-01-2020, 18:50.

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          (and yeah.

          It's not so much bending the rules, as driving a coach and horses through them

          But meh)

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            Peter Hain colleague has Momentum Woman cutting short North London contender (2,6)

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              Originally posted by Guy Profumo View Post
              (and yeah.

              It's not so much bending the rules, as driving a coach and horses through them

              But meh)
              The fricking William Webb-Ellis of the the cryptic crossword thread. "But meh"? I blame Trump/Johnson for this apparent acceptability of ignoring all the norms of behaviour

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                . . / . . W . . .

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                  Mo Mowlam! Thy loo is defective! You large old beast! (6,8)

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                    Originally posted by ad hoc View Post

                    The fricking William Webb-Ellis of the the cryptic crossword thread. "But meh"? I blame Trump/Johnson for this apparent acceptability of ignoring all the norms of behaviour
                    Fricking?


                    and there speaks the Thomas Bowdler of the thread.

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                      Originally posted by ad hoc View Post
                      Mo Mowlam! Thy loo is defective! You large old beast! (6,8)
                      Might this be (6,7)?

                      Woolly mammoth relative is the ape. Anal 'n' unreconstructed! (5,8)

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                        Originally posted by Duncan Gardner View Post

                        Might this be (6,7)?
                        You're right. Which means that also I managed to slip an extraneous 'o' into the clue. Thanks for getting it anyway.

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                          Asian elephants drop an ash- it's a cruel way to lose (9)

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                            Penalties conceded by oppressed nation (9)

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                              Serial offenders in Palestine (6)

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                                70s Dadrockers from Dunfermline and Israel (8)

                                OK, I promised no more pop bonuses. But fuck that

                                2 Glean Galen Nagel-Lange angle (6,4,5)

                                3 Somehow shitting Goth filth (4,6,7)

                                4 Agent, weep uncontrollably (4,5)

                                5 Do by a B (3,3,3)

                                ps applause for the lad Sean D
                                Last edited by Duncan Gardner; 15-01-2020, 13:09.

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                                  7a and 5d seems to be a way in to this interesting one.

                                  https://twitter.com/FrankMPaul/status/1217580136607948804?s=19
                                  Last edited by Kevin S; 15-01-2020, 23:02.

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                                    2 . . . K . . / . . W . / . . G . .

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                                      Originally posted by Kevin S View Post
                                      7a and 5d seems to be a way in to this interesting one.

                                      https://twitter.com/FrankMPaul/status/1217580136607948804?s=19
                                      Like it. I got 2A/3D and 7A/5D quick enough. Interesting concept

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                                        Nazareth in Kingdom of Palestine holds opportunity to consider matters for a second time (7)

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                                          Rethink Leyton's power source (7)

                                          Nazareth bonuses

                                          2 [BROKEN DOWN] ANGEL

                                          3 THIS FLIGHT TONIGHT (anagram)

                                          4 PETE AGNEW (anagram)

                                          5 [BAD] BAD BOY

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                                            Hinkley Point C 'Steam Project' mistakenly cancelled, by the sound of it (8)

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                                                  _ H _ _ _ T _ C

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                                                    Edible manganese, phonetically speaking? (6,4)

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