Crossword #68
07 November 2024
Skirwingle

One clue hints at a nina.


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  •  1  The enemy within destroyed much of Flint (5,6)

  •  8  Afrit: Parse ‘naked men in order’ (6)

  •  9  In conspiracy, one replaces firm deceptive image (8)

  • 10 Bad actor, it’d turn out (8)

  • 11 Drop in speed of light everybody times (4,2)

  • 12 Next to promotion, participate with head of government (9)

  • 13 Maybe Oxford weeds, cycling (4)

  • 16 Sort of curtains screening front of stately home (4)

  • 17 Poets discard small vouchers (9)

  • 20 Frenchman’s heartless butler returned note (6)

  • 22 After Oxford University, Open University’s in the shed (8)

  • 23 American capacity leads to antipathy toward Italian scholars (8)

  • 24 Water sprite that is found behind seaweed (6)

  • 25 Midlands university is hoping to do without work? That’s just, wow (11)

  • Down
  •  1  Illicit indulgence in respect of president hugging daughter; father united over it (9,5)

  •  2  Deeds in support of French quarters? (9)

  •  3  Dubious name taken by worried atheist (8)

  •  4  Ridiculously moronic character from Ithaca (7)

  •  5  No luck arranging release (6)

  •  6  A bit of Sheeran, as always sounding pinched (5)

  •  7  Trip there and back again is treacherous (6-8)

  • 14 I poll Ohio about ‘Common People’ (3,6)

  • 15 First in produces blunders (8)

  • 18 It’s wearing, tender, riding up one leg (7)

  • 19 Child’s at home with fizzy drink unfinished (6)

  • 21 Letter of thanks in support of article (5)

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