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It's the FA Cup final on Saturday, and, for the first time, the match is a Manchester derby. So this month's word is MANCUNIAN.

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MANCUNIAN

Voting closed midnight Thu 8 Jun 2023(UTC +00:00)

Results

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B
Baldur

Prepare naan with cumin for Noel or Liam perhaps (9)

Anagram (prepare) of NAAN + CUMIN = MANCUNIAN (Noel or Liam perhaps, DBE)

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A
Amoeba

Bury resident cooking naan with cumin (9)

NAANCUMIN

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F
Fez

Citizen from North Macedonia's capital can supply oral sex (9)

Citizen from north / M(acedonia) + CAN* + homophone UNION

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t
thepoisonedgift

Be in charge of Conservative coalition picked up from a Red Wall seat? (9)

MAN (be in charge of) C (Conservative) + homophone (picked up) of UNION (coalition) = def. (adjective; Manchester is typically part of the Labour "Red Wall" in UK politics)

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H
Henri

Island copper with northern Scotsman’s accent (9)

MAN + CU + N + IAN — def: accent

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J
Jaspa

Perhaps Morrissey starts to moan about northern counterpart, upsetting Noel, implying arrant narcissism (9)

Def: perhaps Morrissey. Initial letters (“starts to”) M A N C U N I A N

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H
Haven

Mrs Pankhurst's new contribution to unamerican activity alienates queen (9)

Anagram (activity) of UNAMERICAN + N(ew) - ER ( queen); def = Mrs Pankhurst (famous Mancunian with a statue to prove it)

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O
Owlbazaar

Nun gets smashed with maniac Gary Barlow (9)

def: Gary Barlow. *NUN+MANIAC

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M
Meles

Person from the NW; name for many based regionally, primarily (9)

&lit. MAN (Person) + CUMBRIAN (from the NW) with N (name) replacing (for) MBR - first letters (primarily) of M{any} B{ased} R{egionally}

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M
MadDog

Crazy maniac nun heard saying “Bessie, buzzin and bobbins” (9) (9)

Anagram and Manchester slang

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D
Dingo

Man caught near university with axes, nail heads and old bolt maker? (9)

MAN + C + UNI + A[xes] + N[ail] = "Old bolt maker?" (a worker in Manchester's early textile industry).

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j
jugular

Liam or Noel say composed "Man Utd nuisance" without duets (9)

Liam or Noel (DBE), anag "Man Utd nuisance" - duets

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T
Tug

Nun in a coma collapsed when kicking ball from United's turf (9)

(NUN IN A COMA)* - O = from United's turf

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C
ConManAU

Smiths lead, for example, in a can mixed with primarily unpurified molten nickel (9)

def = "Smiths lead, for example" (Morrisey), anag "IN A CAN" + U(npurified) + M(olten) + N(ickel)

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D
DrBaz

United Nations getting manic over an English city dweller (9)

United Nations = un + manic + an (anagram). English city dweller

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People are able to bear college like UMIST? (9)

UNI in MAN CAN; def = like UMIST?

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17

Twisted, no end creepy: I'm a northerner! (9)

no end creepy = uncanny without the y, so UNCANN. Anagram ('twisted') with IMA.

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18

Husband leaves right away for north Indian Chinese food from Manchester (9)

WP: MANCHURIAN-H-R+N = MANCUNIAN; Def: from Manchester

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