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So I Can Enjoy Christmas

1d Wrestles with God when worship is heard (5) Seems to be PRAYS but I just cannot justify all the clue. Also, what about 52a Advent calendar to be opened outside home - wow! (6). I have -O-I-G and...

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Sunday Times 4823 Just Puzzled

29a Having no idea what I want to do after retirement (8) I am pretty sure the answer is CLUELESS as it fits everything else but I just cannot see what it has to do with the retirement part of the...

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St 27168

3D upcoming fashion, say, including a thousand anoraks? (7) I have G - E - D - M but nothing springs to mind. I may be too old fashioned for this clue! Thank you for any help....

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Last Of Times 27102

19d Maybe a little salt, holding back in fast food (6) I have -R-T-N and can only see GRATIN which has TAR backwards but cannot see anything else. Any thoughts gratefully received. Thanks in advance....

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Sat Times 27054

24d Less than a glassful of beer in cask (3) I know it is only 3 letters and I have P - N but I just cannot justify the answer as PIN. What am I missing? Thank you all....

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Times 27042

25a Hypocritical talk about administrative division (6) I have - a - t - n but cannot find an answer that remotely fits. Maybe wedding fever has got me! Thanks in advance....

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Last Of The Times 27030

23d Just over half of white wine in French dish (5) I have S - U - E but lack any inspiration. It could be the heat getting to me or just stupidity! Thank you for any guidance....

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To Finish Off . . .

29a What’s behind the humour about a girl (6) Could be - E - I - A if my others are correct. Thank you all....

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To Finish Off Please

8d Forward is upward in scout’s intelligence? (6) I have S-T-E- but nothing springs to mind. Thank you for any help offered....

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Cannot Get The Last From Saturday Times

24a See Welsh girl is heavenly (7) I have O-I-O-S so it might be ominous or prisons but I have doubts. Thank you in advance.

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St 4785 Last Of The Bunch

21d Is mother initially proud of us? (5) I have P-U-S but have no idea what I am looking for! Thanks in advance.

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To Finish Off Before Dinner

25a Goes ahead and does what killer does (8) Could it be PREDATES as I have P-E-A-E-? Thanks all.

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Last Of Sunday Times

3D Starts action on both sides in order to leave Europeans (5) I have G-R-S and it might be Germs but ..... Thank you one and all.

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Last Of Times

30a Sets about yak in mountains when on hike (8) I have U - S - E - K - and it might be something such as upspeaks but I am not convinced. Many thanks in advance....

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So I Can Get Into The Garden

19a City - mostly blue - about to take on limited team (6) I have D-R-A- and think it could be Durban or Durham or possibly somewhere else. I would love to know which. Thanks in advance.

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