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J. C. Leyland2041233159173249Mar 1987Mar 2022
 
No.Clue wordClueExplanation
2595FIFTY YEARSShowing no end of invention, smart X’s successor held in reverence with ‘special’ for golden occasion(n)ifty + Y in fear + s; X = Ximenes
2495BUNGBursting out of stir after screw’s given bribe?bursting less anag.
2382STRIPE def. HARLOT (Wrong Number)Arrangement of ‘Pirates’ is striking centrepiece for brass bandbrass; anag. less a
2378PROPOSALRough loo paper’s leaving one’s rear tenderanag. less e
2343RESTORE (Printer’s Devilry)Temptress offered her all, u/p in businessmen’s hotel room 
2296IMPROPERLYHow intimate embraces lead to rakish Don Giovanni maybe getting end away?r oper(a) in imply, & lit.
2226DOUBLE-PARKINGSee plod rebuking a delinquent for what fouls up kerb-loading?double anag. & lit.
2100A STITCH IN TIMEFitter/machinist adjusted frequently failing part of saw, recommending early repairanag. less fr
1927TONSURE (Spoonerisms)Yield from our nets hit by erratic harbour’s trade?hieratic barber’s; anag.
1753DIAGONALPossibly I do anag. & lit. rendering it lamely: ‘A line doing a slant’anag. less it, anag. incl. l, & lit.
1104BURYING-PLACESHavens for those who’ve departed jumping bail, e.g. N. Cyprusanag.; ref. Azil Nadir scandal
774VICTORINETrevi – coin thrown – a comfort if cold shouldered?anag.