Word Puzzle 56

Word Puzzle 56 – Cryptic Clues:

Theme: Hidden

Note:

· Not all clues are thematic

· Kohli clue(s): Is/are hidden i.e. not necessarily in its/their usual spot

Scoring:

· No credit no response, without correct parsing.

· All clues worth 1 point except Kohli clue(s), which is/are worth 2 points

Clues:

1. Fruits and nuts? (7)

2. Waste time on appearance (7)

3. Haul-in established French delicacy? (8)

4. Slangily depart to make a movie (4,1,4)

5. Flophouse with secure rodents (7)

6. Animated relative among the heartless jury (6)

7. Deploy four, not a feminine sport (7)

8. Bare-back canvass? (4)

9. Winner gets silver, not the bubbly (9)

10. Artist gave up colouring initially to take up piano or bagpipe? (7)

11. Quiet garden, a fable? (7)

12. Artist, another emulated icon needing no introduction (6,5)

13. Study demonstrating effects of drinking rum in a tea cup at work (8)

14. Joe and me, somehow revived the pleasance (4,2,5)

15. Hate to wager on English, the #1 (leading) rugby eleven (4,5)

16. Jackass coming back inside the dorm in a drunken stupor (6)

17. Impropriety in foreign exchange covering gold transfer for the most part (4,3)

18. Racy and artful escort (6)

19. Offensive to reach state? (3,5)

20. Bulls of south-east England confused for football team related to the theme (3,5)

21. Rigorous progression of medical speciality (9)

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