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Tuesday 14 July

set by Omnibus #30058 on the Guardian

Across

7 Part of Arsenal’s business includes ability to discern pitch (7) 8 Rees-Zammit, say, and his team that once ruled 3 (5,2) 9 Residence permit is in state (4) 10 Consent to split – basis for a good divorce? (2,7) 12 Setter takes refuge in scrum (5) 13 Limp, missing heel? (8) 15 Mowgli – a rebel part for storyteller (4) 16/12/19 The French cataclysm comes after a promise betrayed – 8’s not bothered? (5,3,2,6) 17 With strike, filming is finished now (4) 18 Served red, red wine (WI abstaining) to get plastered (8) 20/25 King’s claim on the throne – Charlie overwhelmed by confounded steam toilet (5,4,3) 21 Brought a bit of fun to number, as it happens, in desperate need (9) 22 Overturn internationally accepted code of conduct? (4) 24 A smile follows church discontent (7)

Down

1 Kissogram in Ireland hides dress (4) 2 One who flogs deranged 15 with tree (8) 3 Republic not quite free to include liberation movement (6) 4 Weird DNA seen in indifferent society scoundrels (2-3-3) 5 Inherited nearly everything after occupation (6) 6 Retirement no longer PC, etc (4) 11 US tint – a measure of rank for one from Aspen or Boulder (9) 14 Surprise when viscous substance covers street? Just the reverse (5) 16 Dismissal of one in Euro VAR review (2,6) 17 Swimwear fits after spine removed (3,5) 20 Split pea reversed the German food chain (6) 21 Trace oche awkwardly (4) 23 Party or 6? (4)
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