Advent 2022: #24

Advent 2022: #24

By Elgel

Cubs quit night, indicting goo (5)

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1	Thick lipped archer in inn gets cover (11) BULLETPROOF. lipped->flipped: (TELL in PUB)< + ROOF
7	Salvo pays for sports grounds, perhaps (5) OVALS. pays->plays: (SALVO)*
8	Tall maze imprisons Peruvian (5) LLAMA. maze->amaze: taLL AMAze
9	Focuses in luring dog using fish (3) KOI. luring->lurking: lurKing dOg usIng
10	Sever ring out of gold radio (7) AUSTERE. Sever->Severe: AU + STEREo
12	Swear off taking our forfeits (7) WAIVERS. our->four: IV in (SWEAR)*
13	Line up; Tod's suggestion (3) CUE. Tod->told: Hom. of QUEUE
15	Best getting called in forest (5) TAIGA. Best->Beast: Hom. of TIGER
17	Tease announcer sipping tea in the beginning (5) ANNOY. sipping->skipping: tANNOY
18	From time to time, order supply; Edna dying to get striking (11) RESPLENDENT. dying->dyeing: oRdEr SuPpLy EdNa DyEiNg To

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Down

1	Lower piece supporting bishop (5) BROOK. Lower->Flower: B + ROOK
2	Earner with current skills and problems (11) LIABILITIES. Earner->Learner: L + I + ABILITIES
3	Bout following Anne's perverted trap (7) ENSNARE. Bout->About: (ANNES)* + RE
4	Paul's sin, taking a companion (3) PAL. sin->skin: A in PauL
5	Clone paces out, finding play of light (11) OPALESCENCE. paces->peaces: (CLONEPEACES)*
6	Git to be unexpectedly absent (5) FLAKE. Git->Gift: DD
11	Keep up with American climbing bot (7) SUSTAIN. bot->blot: US< + STAIN
12	Overly essential ingredient in biscuit with model drink (5) WATER. Overly->Overlay: WAFER w/ T in centre
14	Good sewers, terrible type for country (5) EGYPT. sewers->skewers: G in (TYPE)*
16	Very thing in autumn after the start (3) ALL. Very->Every: fALL

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