Singers will know that where ‘Q’ = ‘the number of’: Q34/22A x Q41/39/1D x Q3/8/38 = Q the 14. 41/39/1D is a 7D. 3/8/38 is four words in total.
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1 Ship transported new preemies (11)
7 Salary drama lecturer forfeited (3)
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13 A smart criminal and former scholar (7)
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17 Smart subaltern’s snazzy sword guard (5)
18 Woman with floor-covering HM adopts (6)
19 Female Irish scholar (4)
21 Garish German brightened unknown Yankee (6)
23 Test out very good new...
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