Untitled No. 2 โ Solutions
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Across
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PLAZA
Father has brief laze in yard (5)
P{LAZ[e]}A โ Father (PA) contains truncated LAZE
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BREACHED
Broke bread after missing a date hurt (8)
BRE[ad] + ACHED โ Bread with A and D removed, followed by ACHED
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RETREAT
Run! Run! Alien! Run! Alien's abducting adult (7)
R + ET + RE{A}T โ R + ET (alien) twice, containing A for adult
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TORPEDO
Eradicate or overthrow corruption, and spread joy every second (7)
[ROT]< + [sPrEaD jOy] โ Reverse of ROT + alternating letters of SPREAD JOY
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UNIFORM
You 'n' I type alike (7)
U + N + I + FORM โ YouโU, N, I, sort of = a form of
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CALMEST
Cast around hand, yours truly is most laid-back (7)
CA{L}{ME}ST โ Cast around L (left hand) + ME (yours truly)
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SURROUNDING
Prosecuting to protect Republican shot nearby (11)
SU{R}{ROUND}ING โ Suing around R (Republican) + ROUND (shot)
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OSMOSIS
"Universe's origin is void," I.S.S. detailed in passage (7)
[c]OSMOS + IS[s] โ Cosmos without C (origin removed) + ISS without tail
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ECSTASY
Transport from Casey St., having got lost (7)
(CASEY ST)* โ Anagram of CASEY ST
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TARDIER
Later, snitch returned dead โ that is right (7)
[RAT]< + D + IE + R โ Rat reversed + D (dead) + IE (that is) + R (right)
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SEA MIST
Fret as times change (3,4)
(AS TIMES)* โ Anagram of AS TIMES
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CAME INTO
Received Oscar after he left the cinema desperate (4,4)
(T + CINEMA)* + O โ He leaves The giving T, anagrammed with CINEMA + O (Oscar/NATO)
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ANNEX
Introduce an old flame in conversation (5)
[AN EX]~[ANNEX] โ An old flame = an ex, homophone of ANNEX
Down
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CANT-MISS
Sure, scam isn't fake... (4-4)
(SCAMISNT)* โ Anagram of SCAM ISN'T
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GAZEBO
Peer with body odour where the sun don't shine? (6)
GAZE + BO โ To peer = to gaze, body odour = BO
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ABSTEMIOUS
Misuse boat, sailing continent (10)
(MISUSEBOAT)* โ Anagram of MISUSE BOAT; continent as adjective = self-restrained
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JEST
Juliet is French, is Josh? (4)
J + EST โ Juliet (NATO) = J, is in French = EST; to josh = to jest
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SEVERE
Put back cashmere vest, embracing cold (6)
[cashmERE VESt] โ Hidden reversed in CASHMERE VEST
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PERK UP
Raise a drink, hear hear (6)
[PER CUP]~[PERK UP] โ A = per, drink = cup, homophone of PERK UP
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CORELLI
Italian composer's heart-sick, upset (7)
CORE + [ILL]< โ Heart = core + sick (ill) reversed
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WORTH
One cold abandoned witch stole Oscar's coat and money (5)
W[i]{OR}[c]TH โ WITCH minus IC, containing outer letters of Oscar (OR)
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CONVERSION
Fashion of Connor Ives shows transformation (10)
(CONNORIVES)* โ Anagram of CONNOR IVES
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RESPITE
Calm nap ended, initially interrupted by one pursuing piano (7)
RES{PI}T + E โ REST + E (ended initially) contains P (piano) + I (one)
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GRADIENT
Pitch alumnus one event after the 2nd (8)
GRAD + I + [ev]ENT โ Alumnus = grad + I (one) + event without first two letters
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AORTA
Slices of pizza, or tacos โ a life line (5)
pizzA OR TAcos โ Hidden in PIZZA OR TACOS
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SYNTAX
Arrangement of nasty, nasty, kiss (6)
(NASTY)* + X โ Anagram of NASTY + X (kiss)
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MYRIAD
Deal with 1,000 milk products on the turn (6)
M + [DAIRY]< โ M (1,000) + DAIRY reversed
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SEAMAN
Jack's second name written up after circulating answer (6)
[S + NAM{A}E]< โ Second (S) + NAME containing A (answer), all reversed
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RENT
Let Romeo regularly be one with Juliet at last (4)
R + [bE oN] + [Julie]T โ R (Romeo/NATO) + alternating letters of BE ONE + last letter of JULIET
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