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Clue no. 72: What lies below is primarily unsurprising: Nadine's first to defend our garden parties without hint of atonement (11)

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A clue to UNDERGROUND.
3 comments refer to this clue (from 3 competitors, 0 others)

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Comments on the clue
1.A point for working all that topical material in!
2.Rather laborious.
3.Clever clue with current relevance. (I had to look this up to understand it.) Might have been even better if "atonement" had been "apology."