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Vicar's mistress returned for gun (8)
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Vicar's mistress returned for gun (8)
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Tearful Homo sapiens blows up seat of government (6,2,10)
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She tries to help but is a pain, a crazy nut (5,4)
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Penny, Ian, Oscar and Joanna (5)
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See 5
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Join kids surreptitiously making farmyard noise (4)
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In conclusion, sadly, one met end about the middle of January (10)
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Statistics office laughs about Treasury chief's attacks (10)
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Mate's quiet voice (4)
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Provoke Anglican rebel to get involved in controversial issue (5,7)
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Chap in Rio regularly left city (5)
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Late news does not ultimately cause distress (4,5)
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Starts to employ natural gas in new, exciting source of motive power (6)
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Rugby players accept new undergarments (8)
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Nora Batty's horse (4)
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Old instrument for filling ravioli (4)
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Ballad's rough refrain (3,3)
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Experience leads us to think this cook seduced a guest (8,5)
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No right to punish Daphne for having no parents (8)
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Feline, spiteful Thai woman? (7,3)
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Tale in which pint-sized violent male is taken out (5,5)
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Urban rabbit, widely discussed (4,2,3,4)
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Travel fast, getting round in chopper? (10)
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US gunman is deceptively meek (10)
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Political leader hides love for country (8)
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Channel Islands port turns up well north of this (6)
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Female came last to this place (4)
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Goddess lives twice (4)
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Quiptic crossword No 587
Daily Puzzle | By Arachne
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