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Across
| 1 | | Side with dissenter sent off -
quality shown by good referee? (17) |
| 10 | | 'Home is the sailor' (poem) (5) |
| 13 | | Strike in French terminal (4,2,5) |
| 14 | | Yesmen that I confuse with a
gemstone (11) |
| 15 | | Heading league, football team's brought in amateurs in rotation (5) |
| 16 | | Pat goes berserk, get the police (7) |
| 17 | | One criminal left with another, we
hear? (9) |
| 18 | | Mistake that's rare, tricky to stomach (7) |
| 19 | | Strong-willed and apparently
masochistic (4-11) |
| 21 | | Liberal - I had come upon one with
intelligence, with excessive desire (10) |
| 22 | | An excellent book. Very good,
indeed (6) |
| 24 | | Disturbance three can make,
literally and legally (4) |
| 27 | | Our pals cohabit, moving round to
avoid this fear? (14) |
| 29 | | Pantomime actor, gloomy, laid off (8) |
| 31 | | Caught in a hard water area (3-5) |
| 33 | | Respected politician, say, in
presbyter's island (5,9) |
| 36 | | Assist in making a wager, perhaps (4) |
| 37 | | About the right point to finish
and splash out (6) |
| 38 | | Given new pitch, son departs to
play (10) |
| 42 | | American lawyer's energy sufficient for deed (5,2,8) |
| 44 | | Get rid of boils? Ah, maybe! (7) |
| 46 | | Cheat high church man of keen
intellect (4-5) |
| 48 | | "Thou foster-child of ****
and slow time" (Keats: Ode on
a Grecian Urn) (7) |
| 50 | | Heartless old king has heir to tea (5) |
| 51 | | Purple hat Marianne sported (11) |
| 52 | | Poetic animal takes very odd
poetry, but in the style to be
expected (11) |
| 53 | | Funeral lament in cathedral, for
example (5) |
| 54 | | Piece of hose positioned near fire
at the present time (9,8) |
Down
| 1 | | Last month, a holiday made an end
of one's living (7) |
| 2 | | State keeping artist in Asia -
Dubai, possibly (5,6) |
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| 3 | | Showing lumps, being led out and
mistreated (9) |
| 4 | | Battle calls followed by unions (10,5) |
| 5 | | Coming second in several Oxford
papers, I'm assured finals? (5) |
| 6 | | Basic tips for humanity (3-5) |
| 7 | | Rock festival (7,7) |
| 8 | | Synonymously gilt-edged perhaps,
to be a sight better off (10) |
| 9 | | School's anger over admitting unknown and vigorous movements (7) |
| 10 | | From Rabelais, lewd passage
extracted (5) |
| 11 | | It shows views of race if it's a cross-country event (7,4) |
| 12 | | Balanced, prepared diet that
rounds off the day (8) |
| 19 | | Fashion icon, perhaps (6) |
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| 20 | | Story about a sheep in a Western
town (7) |
| 21 | | Kind of acid used in antisocial
act I committed (6) |
| 23 | | Where shoppers grab best in a meat
scramble (7-8) |
| 25 | | Rides large waves around the ship (6,8) |
| 26 | | In making a comeback, the man did
wrong (6) |
| 28 | | Duck eats duck, flying round on
this? (7) |
| 30 | | Like carrier lost at sea, perhaps (6) |
| 32 | | Suffering below, agrees to hard
work (5-6) |
| 34 | | State of wife, sanctimonious after
a little drink (11) |
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| 35 | | Useful device for increasing
calculation (10) |
| 39 | | "Inspires the pale-eyed
priest from the *** cell"
(Milton) (9) |
| 40 | | These days, it's wise to limit speed (5,3) |
| 41 | | Older male as national
representative, initially
appropriate (5,3) |
| 43 | | A distraught "Father, I can't move!" (7) |
| 45 | | Execute boxer, shamefaced (7) |
| 47 | | Sleazy Sam, you old hotch-potch! (5) |
| 49 | | "Allow not nature more than
nature ***" (King Lear) (5) |
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