DT Cryptic Crossword - Friday

Where goats go to escape
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Very early morning puzzlers. Very stifling here. The Management has divested her clothes and lies on the top of the bed.

No pics available, sadly. This one is a bit of a stinker. Starting with 1A
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A few hints. 1D Anagram. 2D Amy Johnson. 3D Letter for Pressure, followed by a name for a vicar and a bit of starvation. 10A A homophone for mantas and a son of Adam and Eve. 9D a name for a sailor plus possible offspring and a fish. (Not a complete pillock)
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5D The Searchers. In another order.
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Hi Globus. Thanks as always. Just a couple here before I get stuck into a busy day.

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24D
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22D
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19D
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23A
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26A
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PIZZA
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18A
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Good morning. Overcast but dry.
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JACKSON POLLOCK
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5D
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PINS AND NEEDLES
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4A
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SPACE BAR
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RAISE CAIN
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overcast, mild, 15C

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= prevalent
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= aviator
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Globus wrote: Thu Jun 10, 2021 11:25 pm Very early morning puzzlers. Very stifling here. The Management has divested her clothes and lies on the top of the bed.

No pics available, sadly. This one is a bit of a stinker. Starting with 1A
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Interested to know how you got here as I can't see two "P"s available?
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1D - A guess..
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Grandpa wrote: Fri Jun 11, 2021 7:31 am
Globus wrote: Thu Jun 10, 2021 11:25 pm Very early morning puzzlers. Very stifling here. The Management has divested her clothes and lies on the top of the bed.

No pics available, sadly. This one is a bit of a stinker. Starting with 1A
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Interested to know how you got here as I can't see two "P"s available?
"F" is an abbreviation for "following" (often seen in bools. A circuit is a LAP and P and Y are what's left after you take the middle letters out. (Dis content ed)
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Grandpa wrote: Fri Jun 11, 2021 7:45 am 1D - A guess..
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Sadly not. The definition is "savagery".
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Globus wrote: Fri Jun 11, 2021 8:05 am
Grandpa wrote: Fri Jun 11, 2021 7:31 am
Globus wrote: Thu Jun 10, 2021 11:25 pm Very early morning puzzlers. Very stifling here. The Management has divested her clothes and lies on the top of the bed.

No pics available, sadly. This one is a bit of a stinker. Starting with 1A
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Interested to know how you got here as I can't see two "P"s available?
"F" is an abbreviation for "following" (often seen in bools. A circuit is a LAP and P and Y are what's left after you take the middle letters out. (Dis content ed)
ahh ok. So all the letters don't necessarily have to exist in the clue?
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Globus wrote: Fri Jun 11, 2021 8:06 am
Grandpa wrote: Fri Jun 11, 2021 7:45 am 1D - A guess..
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Sadly not. The definition is "savagery".
And must start with F?
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Grandpa wrote: Fri Jun 11, 2021 9:24 am
Globus wrote: Fri Jun 11, 2021 8:05 am
Grandpa wrote: Fri Jun 11, 2021 7:31 am

Interested to know how you got here as I can't see two "P"s available?
"F" is an abbreviation for "following" (often seen in books). A circuit is a LAP and P and Y are what's left after you take the middle letters out. (Dis content ed)
ahh ok. So all the letters don't necessarily have to exist in the clue?
Not always!
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Grandpa wrote: Fri Jun 11, 2021 9:26 am
Globus wrote: Fri Jun 11, 2021 8:06 am
Grandpa wrote: Fri Jun 11, 2021 7:45 am 1D - A guess..
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Sadly not. The definition is "savagery".
And must start with F?
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Yep. "LOVE" is the tennis term for "0". Add that to "RECTIFY" (awful) gives you the full anagram.
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Are we done? The Toughie is by Osmosis. Angels fear to tread there.
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