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January 1st 2018 Answers

Clue	Solution
In general, black marks	SMUTS
Cruel king, but a hero to many	HEROD
Really pointless meeting?	RALLY
Fair game?	FUN
Weedy fathead at the bar	FRAIL
Very much so, but not unspeakably	UTTERLY
The dramatic bits	PARTS
A supportive fellow?	GUY
First in the world!	ELDEST
It's singularly useful when you want to hold hands	MANACLE
Call for some pieces of ice	HAIL
He gets publicity as top man	HEAD
A bag of broken latches	SATCHEL
Charlie, neglected, gets surly	CRUSTY
A drink to enable you to eat?	TEA
Being rash has to bring the ultimate penalty	HASTY
A climbing aid, naturally	TENDRIL
Not a soft word	ALOUD
Cowards at heart showing great fight	WAR
Where I step out wearing skis	PISTE
Pay out the Poles at the plant	PANSY
Shot for writing?	ESSAY
Big and strong, he gets a bit crafty	HEFTY
Irish lad gone wrong	DONEGAL
Army manoeuvres get her agitated	MARY
But just one athlete can make this jump!	TRIPLE
Food's not all the same, young man!	SALAD
Wherein life has no ups and downs?	FLATS
In truth, it's monotonous	RUT
To travel a distance by air makes you giddy	FLYAWAY
Organise with dash?	RUN
A priest, self-centred, has fun	REVEL
A little room to look into	STUDY
Picked at the polls	ELECTED
The question of who sounds a sorceress?	WHICH
Without taking minutes to get round a bend?	MINUS
Chief method of movement?	HEADWAY
Fashions that seem a bit nasty to the French?	STYLES
A layer of rich enamel	HEN
One's right to be paid, perhaps, without delay	RAPID
Rigging a test, say	STATE
Starting no end of terrible strife	FIRST
Swimmer's eccentric aunt	TUNA
Run past!	RAN

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