Sunday Times Cryptic Crossword

Where goats go to escape
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Hi puzzlers. Sunny. Looks good today till the evening. 1A
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Hi Globus, and thanks. 31° and partly cloudy, here.

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I’d be surprised if this is the answer, because it would be so obscure, but for 24A
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IWI, which is Maori for “tribe”
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FujiKiwi wrote: Sun Jul 11, 2021 6:25 am I’d be surprised if this is the answer, because it would be so obscure, but for 24A
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IWI, which is Maori for “tribe”
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It's what I got. I like obscurity. 7D is
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PROFESSIONALISM
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Anyway, I'm done for the day. 17 minutes for this one. I can read David McLean like a book after all these years.

I'm 17A without the C.
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10A
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TENNIS SHOES
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ARITHMETICIANS
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Good morning. A fine start. Rain later.
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ALASKA
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TEST PILOT “PI ous LOT”?
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WHIPPERSNAPPER
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12D
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JAM SESSION
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1D
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NOTEWORTHY
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EAT UP
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TAR
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HUFFED (c)huffed
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PEAT MOSS
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23A
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TRAVERSABLE table hugging ravers
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MEDUSAS
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