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stevenj | 18:25 Sun 22nd Nov 2020 | Crosswords
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I know I say this regularly but this one is a real monster. I managed about three quarters yesterday but the top right hand section remains with lots of gaps because I can’t figure out both definitions and clue. Help greatly appreciated.
14 ac One’s preceded by gracious primate proceeding slowly . With the letters I have “ loris” fits and that’s a primate. But that’s clutching at straws.
10d Heaven recalled in bible stories. With letters I have “ nirvana “ fits and that’s Heaven but the rest?
22ac Drops out of academy during a New York October. I have?a?n?a?l . So rainfall fits which, at a stretch , could be drops but.....
7d Radar signal is small and as weak. I have s?u?w? So squawk fits but I haven’t a clue why

And one from the bottom of the grid
56 ac College keeping yellow spirit a litre far from fresh. “ unoriginal “ fits the letters I have and that sort of fits far from fresh but the rest?
Oh sorry. One more 47 d Singer out of A and E he’s at home with us? Briton fits ( if unoriginal is correct ) . Was there a singer by that name? And what about A and E?

Help!!! Please.

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Hi Steven, I hope you & yours are all well?

14a Loris - i's (one's, preceded by) 'lor' (gracious!)
10d Nirvana - 'in' (recalled; up) + 'R(evised) V(ersion) (Bible) ana (stories)'
22a Rainfall - 'R(oyal) A(cademy) in fall (NY October)'
7d Squawk - 's(mall) qua (as) w(ea)k'
56a Unoriginal - 'uni' (keeping) 'or' (yellow) + 'gin a l(itre)'
47d Briton - 'bAritonE' (out of 'A' & 'E')
56: College - uni

keeping yellow - or [gold]

gin - spirit

al - a litre

Far from fresh - unoriginal
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Wow! You really are amazing, LiK! Thank you. And yes we are well, thanks.mi hope you are too. And that goes for other great contributors to the site.
And thank you too, Chinajan! Also a great help.
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