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1 Gain city a large bottle (10)
2 Iron, thanks to cheese (4)
3 Line travelled in London area (8)
4 Solved this sum to get a bit
of land (7)
5 The excitement of a charged
current (11)
6 Heron flying with combination
to find dark amphibole (10)
7 Old church has a great deal for
cat (6)
8 Endless goodness shown by
huge round master (8)
10 Bean shows sign of life (5)
16 Used as great crowd disperser (4,3)
20 Evidence of alcohol (5)
22 Superficial, swapping end bulb (7)
23 Hags portray new mapping of
the heavens (11)
25 Menial trio running someone’s
last race (10)
26 New boy has a right to give thug
a hand (10)
28 Thor-shaped image in camera
tube (8)
31 Poem that’s initially meaningful (8)
32 A number turn it green (7)
34 Miner wore European fur (6)
35 German left award to the world (5)
39 Defraud out of a drink (4)

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9 Family cites new science (8) 30 Everything in grey displayed in exhibition hall (7)
10 Broadcasting system becomes a friend (3) 33 Anglo-Saxon prince hating to work with
11 Alternatively, youngster left out a bloomer (6) the Spanish (8)
12 Constructing cot, worker made part of a circle (6) 35 Group of children have share of genetic
13 Male feline gets caught in tuba (7) material (10)
14 Flutes surrounding another instrument (4) 36 Old country is different in the morning (4)
15 Spinning machine created cute fringe (10) 37 Sailor, unaccompanied, finds shell (7) ANSWERS
17 Telling family member (8) 38 Percussion instrument reportedly has
18 Secrecy of some bombers (7) character (6) For the answers, visit
19 Details of his pectorals (4) 40 First appeared to have energy round island (6) bit.ly/BBCFocusCW
21 Argonaut takes gold home first (6) 41 Chap takes turn to acquire colour (3) Please be aware the
24 Treatment – that takes me back (10,7) 42 Igloo yet affecting cause of disease (8) website address is
27 Miniature old basin gets thrown around (6) case-sensitive.
29 Air Force has time for simple vessel (4)

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