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2447: No small matter

issue 07 March 2020

One clued light can be associated with ten unclued ones. Ignore accents. One solution is an IVR.

Across

4 Thrills if Leicester is rebuilt (11)
11 A guy inside upset funny Shakespearean philosopher (9)
13 European articles on new growth – fails to hit target (11)
14 Jar in school laboratory (4)
15 ‘Parking no good’ – sign on Port Moresby vehicle (3)
18 This could be spent anywhere except Hungary (7, two words)
19 Chap comes back in new suit, gets big wave (7)
22 A shirt tailored for goddess (6)
23 Row about note given by particular bell (6)
27 Agree to embark (5, two words)
29 Steaks sent back, possessing offensive odour (6, hyphened)
34 Every motoring organisation he joins is a pain (7)
35 Priest continuing with unfinished story of a face (7)
38 Short reference complicated the plot (3)
39 New driver, one with flash car (4)
40 Somehow gets the slip and rests assured (11, two words)
41 The cat’s whiskers? (5)
42 Variety of catheters commonly seen in theatres (9, two words)
43 Deals covering daily business periodicals (11, two words)

















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