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+ 25 Smelt or plaice in Arctic waters? (5,3)Across
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+ 25 Smelt or plaice in Arctic waters? (5,3)
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17
+ 17 Mostly riffing, come clean about unlawful act (8,7)
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28
+ 28 Revolutionary Scottish inventor backing bank (3,5)
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23
+ 23 Second yak encased in ice next to bald tailless reptile (11,11)
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21
+ 21 Insect teems with colour, yet fine elytra largely camouflaged (9,9)
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+ 14 Wild fun in Cairo, getting arrested by an international organisation (7,5)
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7
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+ 27 US replica lens distorted astronomical phenomena (5,8)
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See 19 Across
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Belch in ecstasy after special whisky (4)
2
Idiot greeting Queen's tailor (8)
3
Swaps jobs (6)
4
Snakes principally use river for travel by water (8)
5
With a bit of salt, regularly parboil root vegetable (6)
7
Drink from taps essentially potable (3)
8
Resolved problems with De Niro's clue (6,3)
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Falsely deny having prior knowledge of Jack, who was assassinated? (7)
12
Barrel broken over head of welterweight fighter (7)
13
Some endless rainclouds obscuring millions in vehicles (9)
16
Misanthrope rewriting name as 'Romeo' with bad script? (8)
18
Counterfeit florin, pound and shilling lacking embellishment (2-6)
20
Books included in charming advertisement (6)
22
Teams on both sides supporting fair competitions (6)
24
One case of beers in six-pack (3)
26
Profit from nuclear non-proliferation (4)
Hell on Wheels