Sunday Times Crossword - 20th December

Where goats go to escape
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Good morning, Globus, and thanks. But I think we’ve had this one?
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Apologies FK. You are right. Amended. You'll be interested in 1A !!
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Thanks Globus. I await your traditional solving of the above-mentioned 1A with interest. I don’t see the answer yet!

27A, though:
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THROW IN THE TOWEL
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3D
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ROBIN GOODFELLOW
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Struggling...

Is 24D simply
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= well > seems too easy!
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25A
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ARIEL
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14A
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INDOOR
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23A
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OBEY got that one from Lawrence of Arabia
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Morning. Rain easing.

7D
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AGAINST
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8D
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ON THE FRITZ
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13D didn't even know this form of the word
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= discussant
Are you all finding this page slow to post and reload? It's doing my head in as much as the crossword!
17A
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= comedian
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Globus wrote: Sun Dec 20, 2020 9:13 am Apologies FK. You are right. Amended. You'll be interested in 1A !!
EDIT: See it now. As an English literature teacher (American in this case) it’s a favorite.

RE-EDIT: Not American lit at all of, course. Silly me. Best of British.
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tabascoboy wrote: Sun Dec 20, 2020 10:33 am 13D didn't even know this form of the word
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= discussant
Are you all finding this page slow to post and reload? It's doing my head in as much as the crossword!
17A
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Yes. Slow today.
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18D
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MILKIER
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I presume 1A is
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= under the volcano
though I've never heard of it
1D
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= ugli
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12A
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BLUE RINSE
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Is 6D
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= Liberal Democrat?
Really can't get the parses today

4D
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= hereby
5D
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= vanquish
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= isolator
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VANQUISH
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BEAST
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ISOLATOR
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DIRTIED
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9A
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LORD BYRON
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22A
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SOLFERINO
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Hi fellas. Trying to post this from Church, during the sermon. 11A
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JINN
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16D
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TACITURN
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20D
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PREVIEW
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DOODAH
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