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Spectator 2217 : Poem

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Mampara | 11:38 Thu 25th Jun 2015 | Crosswords
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28acr- trumpet blasts needing prime instruments (7) ??TARAS

12dwn- paramour of Juno embracing lowly worker (7) H???E??

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28a Antaras (pan-pipes) - prime letter of 'Tantaras' missing (trumpet blasts) 12d Hetaera (paramour) - 'Hera' (embracing) 'eta' (Jap. menial worker)
11:46 Thu 25th Jun 2015
28a Antaras (pan-pipes) - prime letter of 'Tantaras' missing (trumpet blasts)
12d Hetaera (paramour) - 'Hera' (embracing) 'eta' (Jap. menial worker)
What a delightful theme!
It was most unlike the usual Spectator puzzle - more EV or IQ
Nice puzzle today but some odd clues . Good job we have computers these days.You could have solved it with just the aid of dictionaries but if you didn't have the relevant poem to hand there would have been lots of gaps in mine :)
Hoarse and barely prancing; I think I'm done, 37d puzzles me as does 21d. Any parsing suggestions gratefully received.

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37 D One almost killed - 1 Sle(w), I sle.

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