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December 2nd 2021 Answers

Clue	Solution
First in the field, evidently long established	OLDEST
On a page's back	OVERLEAF
Toy with one's food	TRIFLE
He almost sailed back	ELIAS
Could it bear staggering news?	REEL
She opens and closes shops on the motorway	MISS
Pain is no good to father	PANG
Back in the role of Romeo	FRO
Heartlessly cheap fellow!	CHAP
Light music to finish the day	AIRY
It's silly to be tough on a fathead	FOOLHARDY
Rodents' star turn	RATS
General secretary	AIDE
Deceive a wily fellow	FOX
Some nice days are cold!	ICED
Uninteresting version of a raid	ARID
The truth about a late start	REAL
A plot translated into Greek	PLATO
A sound story	REPORT
A batting performance to give heart to the best?	TOPSCORE
Like the atmosphere in a taxidermist's place?	STUFFY
Kid 'em it's symbolic!	TOTEM
The little room is for him	DENIS
Quietly left for America, furthermore	PLUS
Frequently loses points when contracted	OFTEN
Laid out for assembly	DAIL
Ray's upset at Sarah getting the money	SALARY
Look about to pull up	REGARD
Women's party label?	LIB
A meeting place when going to bed	ASCOT
Angel offering a bit of help with a harp composition	RAPHAEL
Mate providing money for pop	PAL
Cook a lot of little fishes	FRY
His stocks are the kind people's legs fit into	HOSIER
Perfect angle on a clue	IDEAL
A copy sent	FAX
Given not a penny in help!	AID
Bobby's nonsense about central Siberia	ROBERT
Remain in position	SIT
Cathy isn't exactly the spiteful type!	CATTY
The light ahead is an artificial product	RAYON
Senior member's desire to act	DOYEN
It's noisily raised!	ROOF
A "stick up" job?	POST

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