Great puzzle from Glyph
This should sit well with novice solvers
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| 1 | WEATHER |
Despicable hater we rise above (7)
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HATER WE (anag: despicable) |
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| 5 | MAP |
Chart mountainous alpine paths primarily (3)
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First letters (primarily) of M[ountainous] A[lpine] P[aths] |
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| 7 | TIGER |
Type of balm extracted from plant I germinated (5)
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Hidden (extracted) in planT I GERminated |
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| 8 | FUNGI |
Starts to find uranium nearby, growing incandescent mushrooms (5)
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First letters (starts to) F[ind] U[ranium] N[earby] G[rowing] I[ncandescent] |
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| 9 | BULB |
One casts light about labs intermittently (4)
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Alternate letters (intermittently) [a]B[o]U[t] L[a]B[s] |
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| 10 | ANDREA |
Woman in Poundland reading? (6)
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Hidden (in) poundlAND REAding |
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| 12 | ANCHOR |
Charon’s new device for keeping ferry still (6)
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CHARON (anag: new) |
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| 14 | OBOE |
From time to time doubt one’s instrument (4)
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Alternate letters (from time to time) [d]O[u]B[t] O[n]E[s] |
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| 17 | KNEEL |
Genuflect as leaders of Kingdom near – everyone, even ladies (5)
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First letters (as leaders of) K[ingdom] N[ear] E[veryone] E[ven] L[adies] |
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| 18 | NERVE |
Spirit of Verne novel (5)
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Verne (anag: novel) |
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| 20 | TIN |
Money pocketed by light infantry (3)
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Hidden (pocketed by) lighT INfantry |
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| 21 | WHISTLE |
Every so often, SW choir set clues – one might be 20ac (7)
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Alternate letters (every so often) [s]W [c]H[o]I[r]S[e]T[c]L[u]E[s] 20ac reference is TIN, giving TIN WHISTLE |
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| 1 | WET |
Tweed to regularly get damp (3)
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Alternate letters (regularly) [t]W[e]E[d] T[o] |
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| 2 | ANGEL |
Backer invested in Italian gelato (5)
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Hidden (invested in) iraliAN GELato |
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| 3 | HARD |
Cheap red occasionally complex (4)
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Alternate letters (occasionally) [c]H[e]A[p] R[e]D |
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| 4 | REFUND |
First shows of run exciting for understudies, no demands for money back (6)
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First letters (first shows) R[un] E[xciting] F[or] U[nderstudies] N[o] D[emands] |
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| 5 | MINER |
Worker contributing to admin errors (5)
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Hidden (contributing to) adMIN ERrors |
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| 6 | PRIVATE |
Secret rate VIP arranged (7)
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RATE VIP (anag: arranged) |
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| 9 | BLANKET |
Global bank let off (7)
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BANK LET (anag: off) |
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| 11 | FOLLOW |
Grasp what’s primal in fear of leeches, lungworms or weevils (6)
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First letters (what's primal) F[ear] O[f] L[eeches] L[ungworms] O[r] W[eeds] |
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| 13 | CLEAN |
Sterile lance repaired (5)
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LANCE (anag: repaired) |
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| 15 | BURST |
Excalibur’s tip partly shattered (5)
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Hidden (partly) excaliBUR'S Tip |
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| 16 | ANTI |
Not in favour of odds being cut – damn it Jim! (4)
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Hidden (odds being cut) [d]A[m]N [i]T [j]I[m] |
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| 19 | EYE |
Assess heads in early years education (3)
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First letters (heads in) E[arly] Y[ears] E[ducation] |
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