Clues by M. Barley in 2021-2022
After 10 competitions    All clues by M. Barley  |   2021-2022 Honours list
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No.Clue wordAwardClueExplanation
2569BILBOFirstHobbit and term for lightweight blade? That’d be this, possiblycomp. anag. incl. t, & lit.
2573HANDS-ONVHCSee osteopath, and so necessarily secure such treatmenthidden & lit.
2578VARIORU(M) (Letters Latent)VHC The video ref, alas, has diminished football for many, garnering a range of criticismVAR + io + RU
2582ACHITOPHELVHCIn the Bible, wise man advanced before child Prince in squalid holea + chit + P in anag.
2586BALDERDASHVHC‘B—’ comprises a colourful bit of language proffered up for ‘nonsense!’a + red l (rev.) in B + dash
2591GHATFirstWhat borders a river in India (good for spot of bathing)?i.e. Bh(aR)at, with g for b, & lit.; see Bharat in C.
2595FIFTY YEARSVHCX’s successor’s devilish era observed in Sunday’s latest stiff ‘special’Y + anag. in anag. incl. y, & lit.
2599DESIDERATAVHCWhat you want clued is ID’d with a star - entries from everyone encouraged!anag. incl. e, e; ref. ‘definition asterisked’

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2603 TERAS def. PRATT (Wrong Number)