Cryptic crossword No 715
Sat 24 Sep 2022, set byHex
Special Instructions: Crossword Five from Hex; another slight theme, revealed in first comment
Across
- What French cardinals and royals?
(6)
- Freshen up - remedy BO - become a new person!
(2-6)
- Pick Trump, reformed, taking on board first of lost election concerns
(8)
- See 15
- See 2d
- Small pale bird
(4)
- Cut men's nubuck trousers
(4)
- Character unwisely buying a steeple
(8,6)
- IT returned after retail upset writers
(8)
- Arrive in Llandudno
(4)
- Pants with sew-on character
(4,5)
- Options when playing draughts
(7)
- Opera singer lacking good effect, perhaps
(6)
- Places of division and rule?
(8)
- Record-holder's been dancing with doddery aunt
(8)
- Lurking in glades is treacherous, stop it!
(6)
Down
- Twisted git's sly ruse for hideous siblings (4,7)
- Former copper's talented and worthy of forgiveness (9)
- Highlight single lock of hair (6)
- Mr Whatsisname trumpets skill in dancing (15)
- Raised beds - some turned over (8)
- Maybe answer lies in wind producers? (5)
- Leaving coach and forgetting what's been learnt? (10)
- Crop CND on air in broadcast (6,4)
- Picked up royal helpers providing protection (9)
- Lost without crumpled map page, find landmark in Narnia (4,4)
- Go west - end awkwardly dressed (6)
- See 21a
- Current politicians - little devils! (4)
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