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2547: Ascending order

issue 19 March 2022

The (unrelated) unclued lights (one of three words, four of two words, (one with an apostrophe), one pair and two hyphened), can be arranged in ascending order with one appearing twice.

 

Across

4 Fire extinguisher reveals bone and shoe (11, two words)

11 Cross-country for Porterfield’s team (7)

13 Ken’s forte amending binders? (9, two words)

14 ‘There’s no commoner letter …’ (Macbeth) (5)

16 Party including one teetotaller once again (5)

23 Exhibitors in the rain? (7)

24 Czech, maybe, in square loo (4)

25 Feel less miserable given standing ovation? (7, two words)

30 Tremendous weight of surreal montage (7)

31 Beseeching chum for gem (4)

32 Straw breaking camel’s back, profligate (7)

34 It’s almost dark – almost! (4)

35 With immediate effect, a sign of winter – about 0F (7, three words)

37 Finally unsafe – caught in aircraft, Do this! (5)

40 Hot rock from good-hearted mother (5)

41 Sadly leave rich knight (9)

42 Spending spree, wasting pounds on plant (6)

43 Yes indeed.

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