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horriblehorace | 18:25 Thu 20th Jun 2024 | Crosswords
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Stuck on 23ac "Old politician wth gooey  stuff.  Not good.----l?

26ac "Possibly aims to wear old kings undergarment.

----s-l-?

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Affinity with pinkish pants? K?N????Line of cops getting city emptied???L?C? 
12:30 Sat 22nd Jun 2024

 

Camisole?

 

 

Anag of Aims and Cole.

 

26a camisole ?

26 camisole - Anagram of aims inside cole

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Cheers for that.  My knowledge of underwear  stops at knickers!!

Horriblehorace, you missed the start of 23 A. The clue is...

Smear old politician with gooey stuff? Not good.

Label. Lab+(g)el.

23ac Smear old politician with gooey stuff? Not good.

Libel (=smear), Lib (old politician) + (g) el.

1 DN

Liberal's gripe about woolly hat (8)

?a???l??

11 AC

Wait before pro Tory hardliner starts to specify (4,5)

??l? f????

9AC

Minister and president costing up to one who's made it (8)

???A????

Thanks for any help

 

1 D Catholic, liberal. Colic, gripe and Hat anagrammed.

9 Preacher - P +Reacher.

Hold Forth 

Last two

12ac 

Gregory's incomplete with one nut (5)

P???n

6dn 

Smart Alec's tip : 'dound like a drunk' (4)

?H??

Thanks for help

 

12 pec(k)an

(Ale)C-hic

Affinity with pinkish pants? K?N????

Line of cops getting city emptied?

??L?C?

 

Kinship

Policy

Kinship - anagram

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Kinship - anagram of pinkish = affinity

police

HH, I think it has to be Policy, as that is Line (and includes the CY from the 'emptying' of 'city')?

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