8 minutes for this one which was the easiest for some days, I thought. I am doing an emergency blog for Macavity so no clues today and comments are minimal. If further help is required please ask.
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1 | SUDANESE – SUE (woman) encloses [entertains] DANES (people from Copenhagen maybe). D: African |
5 | SCOT – S (small), COT (place to sleep). D: Northerner |
8 | ORANGERY – O (old), RANGER (park keeper), Y (yen). D: conservatory. |
9 | ANNE – Hidden in {Americ}AN NE{wspaper}. D: name of girl |
11 | ATTACHMENT – Anagram [moving deviously) of THAT CAT encloses MEN (people). D: fondness |
14 | HOODIE – HOOD (outlaw – Robin), IE (that is – id est). D: youth wearing sweatshirt |
15 | PRISON – Anagram [dilapidated] of RIPON’S. D: jail |
17 | WELL-HEELED – WELL (enjoying good health), sounds like [so to speak] “healed” (cured). D: like the rich |
20 | LEAD – Two definitions: heavy metal / main singer |
21 | CLOTHIER – CLOT (foolish type), then I (one) inside HER (female). D: trader |
22 | GREW – Odd letters of G{a}R{d}E{n} W{e}. D: cultivated |
23 | TRENDIES – Anagram [disturbed] of RESIDENT. D: fashionable folk |
Down |
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1 | SNOW – S{pring} [first sign of], NOW (today). D: wintry weather |
2 | DRAB – BARD (poet) reversed [gets upset]. D: dreary |
3 | NIGHT NIGHT – Sounds like [reportedly] “knight knight” (two members of King Arthur’s court). D: sleep well |
4 | STREAM – Two definitions: current / way to set pupils |
6 | CONVERSE – Two definitions: chat / the opposite |
7 | TWEETING – TWEE (rather cute), T{h}ING [not hard]. D: posting messages |
10 | CHARLESTON – CHARLES (King), NOT reversed [up]. D: dance |
12 | SHOW A LEG – A straight definition: get up. Plus a cryptic hint: forget to wear a stocking? |
13 | SOULMATE – Anagram [organised] of MEALS OUT. D: husband for example |
16 | TELLER – Two definitions: reporter / one who counts votes? |
18 | MINI – MINI{m} (note – music) [cut short]. D: dress |
19 | EROS – ER (queen), OS (unusually big – clothing size). D: statue, with the usual reservation that the famous statue is actually of Anteros etc etc |
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