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DRIVER 10

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Exolve Print Notes Jotter Webifi Ⓒ Driver & THCC

Crossword ID: SUNDAYSPECIAL 468

Exolve v1.61 February 22, 2025 Report-Bug Exolve-on-GitHub Community

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8	Putting to death - one hanged mercilessly after heartless battle (9)
9	Statue of one criminal (4)
10	Become more successful by playing shots like this? (2,3,2)
11	Primarily rock hard Osmium must be innately crystallised to make diamond perhaps (7)
13	Unattractive guy left out (4)
14	Cat can sure demolish lobster (10)
18	Reading and Bath location perhaps (7)
19	Lean towards a slope (7)
20	Pattern men developed for deception (10)
21	Therefore enrage on frequently (4)
22	Stop/position a military camp here? (7)
24	Extremely silly minister to make first sign (7)
26	Turn to first slip and nip back (4)
27	Ignores past appearance (9)

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1	Utter nothing, 0K (8,4)
2	One may need this at maybe twilight,eh? (5,5)
3	Study lawsuit (4)
4	Left one minister with physical disability (4)
5	Government organises planned assault (10)
6	Rejected on condition that BCCI invests on a series (9)
7	One could perhaps end up in custom built place (4)
12	Reference point of a body is defined as.. (6,2,4)
15	Communist to convince in absence of leader and charge for atonement (10)
16	Relocation even without having base (10)
17	Equal quantity is first and foremost (9)
23	Form pattern (4)
24	Most epic part of act (4)
25	Exploit cow's produce (4)

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