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crossword answers
Clue Answer
Statement found in rubbish by Detective King DIKTAT
Still since regularly excavating atomic mineral SILICA
Supply a boar, elk and a pouched creature KOALABEAR
Swelling of belly subsiding when top removed TUMESCENT
The German times race DERBY
Unfeeling second for Mister Big, seizing pawn IMPASSIVE
Vital newspaper employee entered text, perhaps KEYED
Send off team in return, abandoning court EXILE
School spaces filled by conspicuous person ENLIGHTEN
Sailor's dance is long around Navy mess HORNPIPE
Putting down vegetable in spring finally SQUASHING
Novel artist in adopting old pattern of lines STRIATION
Migrating base two kilometres inside Hertfordshire town TREKKING
Letter to Ephesians, a letter initially in a bottle PHIAL
Just saint directed towards good prayers EVENSONG
Island leader demoted: island makes excuse ALIBI
I can time railway route ITINERARY
Help agreed after former PM departs MAYDAY
Gardening society's head ignoring every small flower RHINE
Free stamp FRANK
Flood at home, before unknown disease INFLUX
Fanatical, starts to rail against broadsheet papers RABID
Escaped backing welfare age dropping FLEW
Cable disentangled from propeller ROPE
Arrest female student following literary support BOOKSHELF
Support tyre when cycling around India, showing decency PROPRIETY
Way to decide winner of row about European holiday TIEBREAKER