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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Powerful Catholic overwhelmed by weakness (8)
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### Answer: FORCIBLE
### Explanation: Definition: Powerful
RC in FOIBLE
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Only fellow not given a grave (6)
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### Answer: SOLEMN
### Explanation: Definition: grave
SOLE M[A]N
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Expand very large element (6)
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### Answer: OSMIUM
### Explanation: Definition: element
OS (outsize) is the chemical symbol of the element Osmium, so it's "expanded" to give the full name
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: In poem, "maid" is "girl" (4)
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### Answer: EMMA
### Explanation: Definition: girl
Hidden in poEM MAid
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: After a liaison's end, woman's heartache (6)
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### Answer: ANGINA
### Explanation: Definition: heartache
A + [liaiso]N + GINA
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Person stealing beer wants second drink (8)
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### Answer: PILLAGER
### Explanation: Definition: Person stealing
PILS less ("wanting") S + LAGER
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Split from sexually open-minded faction (6)
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### Answer: BISECT
### Explanation: Definition: Split
BI[-sexual] SECT
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Feature of some wines, eight swallowed in bar (5,3)
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### Answer: SCREW TOP
### Explanation: Definition: Feature of some wines
CREW (as in a rowing eight) in STOP (to bar)
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Tot learning it, one getting potty? (6-8)
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### Answer: TOILET-TRAINING
### Explanation: Definition: Tot learning it, one getting potty
Anagram of TOT LEARNING IT + I (one), &lit
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Great structure broadcaster's right to include in romp (10)
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### Answer: SKYSCRAPER
### Explanation: Definition: Great structure
SKY'S (Sky TV etc) + R in CAPER
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Mogul's capital of precious metal with Russia's banks (4)
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### Answer: AGRA
### Explanation: Definition: Mogul's capital
AG (silver, precious metal) + R[ussi]A. Agra (formerly Akbarabād) was capital of the Mogul (or Mughal) empire for various periods in the 16th and 17th centuries
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Assist with half of letters? (4)
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### Answer: ABET
### Explanation: Definition: Assist
Half of alphABET
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: One like Napoleon artist gets to pose (10)
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### Answer: STRATEGIST
### Explanation: Definition: One like Napoleon
(ARTIST GETS)
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Danger's kept for one key war yarn (3,5,6)
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### Answer: THE GREAT ESCAPE
### Explanation: Definition: war yarn
E.G. ("for one") in THREAT + ESCAPE (key on computer keyboard)
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Sue's books, one with a scandalous ending (8)
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### Answer: LITIGATE
### Explanation: Definition: Sue
LIT. (literature, books) + I + GATE (all-purpose suffix for a scandal, from Watergate)
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Like film-maker's second try to knock out western (4,2)
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### Answer: TAKE TO
### Explanation: Definition: Like
TAKE TWO less W, with a nicely inconspicuous definition
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Why outspoken opportunist's put before court (8)
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### Answer: CHANCERY
### Explanation: Definition: court
CHANCER + Y (homophone of "why")
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Way a family member shows inactivity (6)
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### Answer: STASIS
### Explanation: Definition: inactivity
ST + A SIS[ter]
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Group's chiastic rhyme scheme (4)
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### Answer: ABBA
### Explanation: Definition: Group
Double definition. Chiastic means "like a cross" (from the Greek letter chi), and its noun form chiasmus can mean the ABBA rhyme scheme (though I would have thought it would be more logical for it to mean ABAB)
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Rabbit seen twice somewhere in France (7)
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### Answer: GASCONY
### Explanation: Definition: somewhere in France
GAS (slang for "talk", as is "rabbit") + CONY (an actual live rabbit)
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Drink to fortify for embellishment (8)
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### Answer: NECKLACE
### Explanation: Drink to fortify for embellishment (8)
NECK (to drink) + LACE (fortify, e.g. a drink)
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Mostly tinned pulp caterer put away (11)
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### Answer: INCARCERATE
### Explanation: Definition: put away
IN CA[n] (most of "tinned") + CATERER
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: False information by great German chemist (6)
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### Answer: LIEBIG
### Explanation: Definition: German chemist
LIE + BIG. Perhaps not the best-known of names, but Liebig is know as the founder of organic chemistry, among other achievements, and the clueing is clear
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Motioning to leave EU? This is very revealing (1-6)
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### Answer: G-STRING
### Explanation: Definition: This is very revealing
GESTURING less E and U
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Awful ruling blocked by leading revolutionary (9)
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### Answer: REPUGNANT
### Explanation: Definition: Awful
Reverse of UP (leading) in REGNANT (ruling)
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: MC Hammer set to star without old lady (11)
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### Answer: TOASTMASTER
### Explanation: Definition: MC
MA (mother, old lady) in (SET TO STAR)
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Poseur swots up about literary work (5,4)
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### Answer: SMART ALEC
### Explanation: Definition: Poseur
TALE in reverse of CRAMS
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Liking what a songwriter may do (8)
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### Answer: PENCHANT
### Explanation: Definition: Liking
The songwriter may PEN a CHANT
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: 20 lady's plump for a queen giving a twirl (7)
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### Answer: ELECTRA
### Explanation: Definition: 20 lady
ELECT (to plump for) + reverse of (A R)
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Wow! Current ruler drops ecstasy (7)
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### Answer: IMPRESS
### Explanation: Definition: Wow
I (symbol for electric current) + [E]MPRESS
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Mail penned by jerk is depressing (6)
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### Answer: TRAGIC
### Explanation: Definition: depressing
RAG (newspaper, e.g. the *Daily Mail* – other rags are available) in TIC (an involuntary jerk)
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: M&S clothing very large for fashion star (4)
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### Answer: MOSS
### Explanation: Definition: fashion star
OS (very large) in MS, giving the model Kate Moss
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Tree yielding fruit he regularly cropped (6)
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### Answer: CERRIS
### Explanation: Definition: Tree
CHERRIES less, separately, H and E – a similar construction is used in 22a
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Launch hit like a rabbit punch (6)
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### Answer: NUCHAL
### Explanation: Definition: like a rabbit punch
LAUNCH* – nuchal is the adjectival form of nucha, meaning the nape of the neck, where a rabbit punch might be delivered
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Confined to clinic? I provide antibiotic (5)
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### Answer: CIPRO
### Explanation: Definition: antibiotic
Hidden in cliniC I PROvide
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Pioneering gardener losing trade in short supply (5)
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### Answer: SCANT
### Explanation: Definition: in short supply
[TRADE]SCANT (John Tradescant the Elder, after whom the plant genus Tradescantia is named)
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Inferior NFL team cancel (5)
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### Answer: SCRUB
### Explanation: Definition: Inferior NFL team
Double definition: the first is "a team of inferior players..", though not necessarily in American Football, so this surely needs a "maybe" to avoid a definition-by-example
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Marie's head a judicial warrant cut, for the mob? (5)
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### Answer: MAFIA
### Explanation: Definition: the mob
M[arie] + A FIA[t]
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Those entering society releasing 50% in advance payments (5)
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### Answer: ANTES
### Explanation: Definition: advance payments
DEBUTANTES (who are, or were, "entering society")
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Ancient tower Open University unearthed in pieces from town (5)
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### Answer: BROGH
### Explanation: Definition: Ancient tower
BOROUGH less OU separately or "in pieces". See also 9a
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Like archetypal copper, not even interrupting screamer (8)
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### Answer: PLODDING
### Explanation: Definition: Like archetypal copper
ODD in PLING (an exclamation mark, aka "screamer")
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Language institute attended by stupid taking in nothing (5)
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### Answer: IDIOM
### Explanation: Definition: Language
I[nstitute] + O in DIM
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: The Seeds of Man, penned by Prosper Mérimée (5)
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### Answer: SPERM
### Explanation: Definition: The Seeds of Man
Hidden in proSPER Merimée
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Esmeralda, say, number one in girly sex appeal – stories will follow (6)
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### Answer: GITANA
### Explanation: Definition: Esmeralda, say
G[irly] + IT (sex appeal) + ANA (stories). Presumably a reference to Esmerelda in *The Hunchback of Notre-Dame*, though she was kidnapped by gypsies rather than being born one
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Old dotard pair, full of affection (6)
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### Answer: PLOVER
### Explanation: Definition: Old dotard
LOVE in PR
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Matthew, for one, got all flustered on the Paris commuter service (12)
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### Answer: TOLL-GATHERER
### Explanation: Definition: Matthew, for one
(GOT ALL)* + THE + RER (the Parisian railway network Réseau Express Régional – as the rubric says, this abbreviation is not in Chambers. The disciple Matthew is described as a "publican", meaning a tax-gatherer
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Asian marsupial, stubborn creature copper captured (6)
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### Answer: CUSCUS
### Explanation: Definition: Asian marsupial
CU in CUSS
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Some Angolan cash wife put into floral festoon (4)
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### Answer: LWEI
### Explanation: Definition: Some Angolan cash
W in LEI – a former subdivision of the Angolan kwanza
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Endless dispute, endless concupiscence – bad news for the fishing industry (7)
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### Answer: ARGULUS
### Explanation: Definition: bad news for the fishing industry
ARGU[E] + LUS[T] – a destructive fish louse
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Assassination in Japan might be seen to involve one (5)
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### Answer: NINJA
### Explanation: Definition: Assassination in Japan might be seen to involve one
Hidden in assassinatioN IN JApan, &lit
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Sorcery making one snigger audibly? (5)
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### Answer: WICCA
### Explanation: Definition: Sorcery
Homophone of "whicker" (meaning to snigger) – not of "wicker", as I initially tried in vain to justify. Anyone whose speech is Rhotic, or does not have the Whine-Wine Merger, might complain, but in the Slip for the recent Spoonerisms puzzle, Azed said "RP needs to be the norm throughout, I think."
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Hush money, thanks you get in form of cash (8)
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### Answer: CHANTAGE
### Explanation: Definition: Hush money
TA in CHANGE
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Rope leading horse that's increasingly lame? (6)
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### Answer: HALTER
### Explanation: Definition: Rope leading horse
Double definition: for the second, as in "the halt and the lame"
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Scot's drunk, an alcoholic tipple endlessly imbibed in town? (10)
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### Answer: CAPERNOITY
### Explanation: Definition: Scot's drunk
A PERNO[D] in CITY. I was pleased to find this was correct after working it out from the wordplay (and a few crossing letters)
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Star group unrestrainedly enveloped in applause (10)
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### Answer: CHARIOTEER
### Explanation: Definition: Star group
ARIOT in CHEER
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Coals lit, noise inside brazier (8)
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### Answer: SCALDINO
### Explanation: Definition: brazier
DIN in COALS
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: It's very warm below prayer wall for this variety of spurge (7)
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### Answer: MANIHOT
### Explanation: Definition: variety of spurge
MANI (a prayer wall in Tibetan Buddhism) + HOT
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Strong snuff for female not naturally cool? (7)
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### Answer: FRAPPEE
### Explanation: Definition: not naturally cool
F + RAPPEE (strong snuff)
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Sort of plug to work inside skewer (6)
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### Answer: SPIGOT
### Explanation: Definition: Sort of plug
GO in SPIT
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Meat, a picnic requirement? (6)
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### Answer: HAMPER
### Explanation: Definition: picnic requirement
HAM (meat) + PER ("a"as in "twice a/per week")
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Figaro, say, one captivated by attractive girl (5)
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### Answer: DO-ALL
### Explanation: Definition: Figaro, say
A in DOLL. A literal translation of "factotum", as Figaro is in *The Barber of Seville*, and the famous aria
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Atila's accountable for destruction of this Bible version (5)
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### Answer: ITALA
### Explanation: Definition: Bible version
ATILA* – this rang a bell, and it turns out to be a bit of an Azed favourite: I found four previous occurrences of it as an answer in the archives. No doubt its vowels make it a useful grid-filler
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Ophelia's tears maiden's shown in repentance? (4)
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### Answer: RUME
### Explanation: Definition: Ophelia's tears
M in RUE – Shakespearean form of "rheum", so as might be used by Ophelia in *Hamlet* (though it doesn't actually occur in the text, as far as I can see)
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Sort of cups found in auctions? (7)
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### Answer: SADDLES
### Explanation: Sort of cups found in auctions? (7)
DD (bra size, cups) in SALES
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: In the morning, Emma's left in plane (6)
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### Answer: JACKET
### Explanation: In the morning, Emma's left in plane (6)
ACK EMMA (military slang for a.m.) less EMMA, in JET
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Start of Eton's PE teaching (5)
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### Answer: ONSET
### Explanation: Definition: Start
Hidden in ("of") etONS [P]E Teaching
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Running second out of seven runs (9)
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### Answer: ENVELOPES
### Explanation: Running second out of seven runs (9)
Anagram of SEVEN with the S "run out", + LOPES (runs)
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Turtle country (7)
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### Answer: TERRAIN
### Explanation: Turtle country (7)
TERRA[P]IN
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: American wearing new chinos (8)
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### Answer: CUSHIONS
### Explanation: American wearing new chinos (8)
US in CHINOS* – are any cushions *not* padded?
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Cans food (6,5)
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### Answer: TOILET SEATS
### Explanation: Cans food (6,5)
TOILETS (cans) + EATS
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Chaste organ playing (4,7)
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### Answer: COAT HANGERS
### Explanation: Chaste organ playing (4,7)
(CHASTE ORGAN)
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: iPad's mobile platform (4)
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### Answer: DAIS
### Explanation: Definition: platform
Anagram of I[P]ADS
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Young female given a clue by a place Paul wrote to (7)
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### Answer: GALATIA
### Explanation: Definition: place Paul wrote to
GAL + A TI[P] + A – as in St Paul's Epistle to the Galatians
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Drive off after permission to leave fish in the sea (6,3)
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### Answer: CONGER EEL
### Explanation: Definition: fish in the sea
CONGÉ (permission to leave) + RE[P]EL (to drive off)
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Very happy journalist, after eating dish (6)
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### Answer: ELATED
### Explanation: Definition: Very happy
[P]LATE in ED
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Pirate had not started out wearing a crown (7)
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### Answer: TIARAED
### Explanation: Definition: wearing a crown
Anagram ("out") of [P]IRATE + [h]AD (not started)
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Goes across small river (6)
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### Answer: SHORTS
### Explanation: Goes across small river (6)
R (small river) in SHOTS (attempts, goes)
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Purge to get rid of father? (6)
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### Answer: DESIRE
### Explanation: Definition: urge
To get rid of a father might be to DE-SIRE
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Give permission, please (3)
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### Answer: LET
### Explanation: Definition: Give permission
Double definition ([P]LEASE being the second)
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Back pass? (5)
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### Answer: STERN
### Explanation: Definition: Back
Double definition (just about)
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Turpin's 11 when young? Not half! (4)
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### Answer: JUVE
### Explanation: Definition: Tur
JUVE[nile]. Juve is slang for the football team Juventus, based in Turin. The "11″ refers to the size of the team and is not a cross-reference to "terrain"
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Instrument not originally orchestral (4)
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### Answer: CELL
### Explanation: Instrument not originally orchestral (4)
CELLO less O[rchestral]
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Championing of stewed apples, when touring round America (8)
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### Answer: ESPOUSAL
### Explanation: Definition: Championing
O (round) US in anagram of APPLES less one of its Ps
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Split from carpenter into sadomasochism (6)
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### Answer: SCHISM
### Explanation: Definition: Split
CHI[P]S (slang for a carpenter) in SM
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Headingley, primarily a place for playing cricket (5)
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### Answer: AITCH
### Explanation: Definition: Headingley, primarily
A [P]ITCH
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Discussed plot for outdoor event (4)
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### Answer: FETE
### Explanation: Definition: outdoor event
Homophone of "fate" = [p]lot
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Regularly swims with friend, a Mexican rope-maker (5)
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### Answer: SISAL
### Explanation: Definition: a Mexican rope-maker
Alternate letters of SwImS + [P]AL
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Tart in a photo, arrested by policemen? On the contrary (6)
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### Answer: ACIDIC
### Explanation: Definition: Tart
CID in A [P]IC
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: President of a country? (8)
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### Answer: NATIONAL
### Explanation: Definition: resident
A double definition (resident/of a country), though again the two definitions are almost the same
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Players plan to lose a stone (6)
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### Answer: STRATA
### Explanation: Definition: layers
STRATAGEM less GEM
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Farmer with time for a little sex (5)
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### Answer: GILET
### Explanation: Farmer with time for a little sex (5)
GILES (stereotypical farmer) with S[ex] changed to T
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Somewhat flat 7up (4)
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### Answer: VEST
### Explanation: Somewhat flat 7up (4)
Hidden in reverse of flaT SEVen
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Chair a committee (9)
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### Answer: HEADBOARD
### Explanation: Chair a committee (9)
HEAD (to chair) + BOARD (committee)
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Artist turned up in saloon? (3)
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### Answer: BRA
### Explanation: Artist turned up in saloon? (3)
BAR (saloon) with the RA reversed
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: The French story about working much less (3,5)
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### Answer: LET ALONE
### Explanation: Definition: much less
LE + ON (working) in TALE
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: 2 great in coat, did you say? (6)
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### Answer: PARKER
### Explanation: Definition: 2 great
A homophone of "parka" for the first of the JAZZ greats, the saxophonist Charlie Parker
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: 2 great understands sounds (4)
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### Answer: GETZ
### Explanation: Definition: 2 great
Another homophone, of "gets" (understands), for Stan Getz, another saxophonist
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: 2 great calls bird for Spooner? (5,5)
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### Answer: MILES DAVIS
### Explanation: Definition: 2 great
Spoonerism of "dials mavis", mavis being another name for the song thrush
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: Fuse blown at centre of bulb — that's handy (6)
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### Answer: USEFUL
### Explanation: Definition: handy
FUSE* in [b]UL[b]
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You are an expert level solver of cryptic crosswords. You are presented with a clue as input. Respond with the answer and explanation.
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### Clue: No stomach for chase, vegans sabotaged hunt (8)
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### Answer: SCAVENGE
### Explanation: Definition: hunt
Anagram of C[has]E + VEGANS
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