12d. It's one Scandinavian marauder versus one monarch, by the look of it. (6) ?i?i?g 13d. They swim in the ocean beside Laois. (5) ?e?ls 20d. Start drinking with Mr Murray (the comic). (5) da?d?
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18a. Of US public projects, populist rather than functional.(4,6) p?r? b?r?e? 23d &27a In the media, pertaining to the existence of ordinary people(5,8) h?m?? ???e?e?t