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2169: Land

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9    See fine and singular beauty (5)
11    Captures square after French square (6)
12    West Indian youth game to end (5)
14    How unmarried couples live, with church about to be hypocritical (9)
16    Bits of crustaceans in pie are cooked (6)
18    11 return of period pains (8)
21    Wives and noblewoman mostly swallowing tea, it’s said (7)
23    Saw it’s at room temperature? (7)
26    Powerless pro is to strain (5)
28    Accept turning over bad card, getting hearts (8, two words)
31    Touching girl without vigour (6)
32    Swerving, isn’t one following past racing champion? (8)
35    Labourers wasting time in tankers (6)
36    Force collaring old Liberal for fiddles (5)
37    Oil tin, note, with a hole in? (6)
38    Poet’s tenderness with women (5)

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1    Confectionery label turned up — abroad, we must eat it (7)
2    Heavens! Hostelry’s admitted it’s low-fat (6)
3    Seasonal gala fellow leaves (7)
4    New Age sort of illumination? (4)
5    Disbelieve poem supporting awful crimes (9)
6    Grass borders before court’s put up again (9, hyphened)
7    Litter in India and China reportedly critical (6)
8    Old team, struggling side, get rusty (7)
10    Poet comprehending trendy Nordic worshipper (7)
17    Inherited Lancaster building (9)
19    Donation raised, in part, to provide energy source (9)
22    Gather it originally involves beneficiary (7)
24    Cheer delicate compound (7)
25    Indian ruler’s pig’s horrid lacy clothing (7)
27    Butterfly right around fireplace (7)
29    Involved representative in international law (6)
30    Wicked satire’s fine lines (6)
34    Indian’s weight considerably raised (4)
 
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