Introductory remarks
Further comment on the puzzle
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| 1 | PACKEDLUNCH | Spoonerism |
Box of food was short of pizzazz, according to Spooner (6,5)
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| A Spoonerism – LACKED PUNCH (was short of pizzazz | |||
| 7 | SARDINE | Something fishy |
Rise and cast for fish (7)
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| RISE AND (anag: cast) | |||
| 8 | AIL |
Trouble held by Pandora ill-omened (3)
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| 9 | RAY |
Get on your knees, dropping head, bit of light shining through (3)
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| 10 | TEABAG |
Spooner’s nickname for worker, one in hot water for drinking? (3,3)
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| 13 | HOTDOG |
Mark pig, says Spooner, for sausage sandwich (3,3)
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| 15 | WHO |
Which person? How drunk?! (3)
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| 17 | OAT |
Type of milk in vessel not opened (3)
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| 18 | PEASOUP |
Main crap according to Spooner, bowl of something green? (3,4)
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| 19 | LINEOFSIGHT |
Spooner’s indicator of illumination shows how much one’s able to see (4,2,5)
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| 1 | PASTRY |
Stuck inside Grandpa’s trying pie for one (6)
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| 2 | CURRY |
Run hastily, losing hat, for hot food (5)
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| 3 | EXISTED |
Sexist educator, to some extent, ‘was a thing’ (7)
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| 4 | LIE |
Pork pie’s part of meal I enjoy (3)
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| 5 | NYALA |
Antelope, camouflaged among many a lannea (5)
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| 6 | HOLY |
Righteous Spooner’s ‘Behold that man!’ (4)
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| 11 | AFGHANS |
FA hangs about for Asian nationals (7)
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| 12 | HOTPOT |
Pho tot spilt is a kind of stew (3,3)
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| 14 | OFTEN |
Frequently become gentler after evicting the first one (5)
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| 15 | WRONG |
Grown incorrectly – it’s not right (5)
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| 16 | ROLL |
Register online bully hiding face (4)
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| 18 | PRO |
Expert is somewhat approachable (3)
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