Cryptic crossword No 99
Sun 9 May 2021, set byIslander
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Across
- Former warzone invaded, on return remain sober (6)
- In tabloid, sex coarse in report sent back - it needs a twist to get in (8)
- Make elaborate use of finger in drawing sound conclusion (8)
- Trapping of elite secured by term in Eton (6)
- Captivated by dressing up for making bodily connection (8)
- Quote about large beast turning extravagant (6)
- I took off after signal to end lesson, with central themes at start exaggerated here and there (11)
- Chickens and bits of onion? (6)
- Describing powerful weapon - slogan in campaign to ban aquariums? (8)
- A good card nearly captures ace - one of pair in hearts (6)
- Wind, swirling, set in ahead of time (8)
- Beginnings of attack on Orange order? Topic to steer clear of (2-2,4)
- Tolerance for Spooner's little sexual encounter in Glasgow? (6)
Down
- Officer, once on horseback, is free after short time (7)
- Easy delivery? Hairy location! (8)
- This is nasty: bugs are after mother (6)
- Discomfort as love god does headstand with bit sticking out (8)
- A kick in my behind? Ouch! First to be flung out (6)
- Way of doing things on French bed exposed at night (7)
- Device that signalled end of film? (7,6)
- First exam question trapped befuddled Mary - soft target! (4,4)
- US rock group in city, with drug confiscated, are more distant from mainstream (8)
- Strip motor to core components (7)
- Extraordinary lunar cycle ends cloudy (7)
- Agitated ape in zoo, picking out no fleas perhaps (6)
- Story in which American navy ship comes in for a scrap (6)
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