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1ACCWC#515 - STAND OUT

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1 Clue: Fat nurses hot to trot naked catch the eye
Anno: STOUT nurses/contains [r]AND[y] = (to) catch the eye
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2 Clue: Project in disarray - astound Tory leader
Anno: ASTOUND* +T
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3 Clue: Oldest and outdated housing project (5,3)
Anno: Telescopic. Indicator = housing. Def = Project.
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4 Clue: Project hidden cost and outgoings
Anno: Project (def) hidden (indicator) coST AND OUTgoings
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5 Clue: Do a stunt randomly to attract attention (5.3)
Anno: (Do a stunt)*, Definition: To attract attention. Surface alludes to IG and Tik Tok content trends
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6 Clue: Fat, round and can’t be missed
Anno: Definition: Can’t be missed Wordplay STOUT (Fat) around AND
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7 Clue: Project with robust banks (5,3)
Anno: Def: Project, ST(AND)OUT, with - AND, robust - STOUT, Banks - Container indicator
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8 Clue: Pop made donuts with date filling (5, 3)
Anno: (DONUTS + dATe)*; “pop” = def.; “made” = anagrind; “filling” selects middle letters of DATE
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9 Clue: Small function to implement, basically using tables in Excel (5,3)
Anno: Def = Excel, S (small) + TAN (function) + DO (implement) + U T
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10 Clue: Very good instruction by teacher to errant child in class perhaps
Anno: DD
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11 Clue: Incredible way to make beer
Anno: Incredible def ST AND OUT makes stout - beer
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12 Clue: Reassign Dan to US model project (5,3)
Anno: reassign(anagrind) Dan+to+US* STAND OU model T def: project
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13 Clue: Redeemed Utah saint and halo shine
Anno: [Redeemed]-ana. (Utah)-UT (saint)-ST AND (halo)-O shine-def.
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14 Clue: Do a stunt wackily to grab eyeballs (5,3)
Anno: Def:to grab eyeballs, Anagrind: wackily, DOASTUNT*
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15 Clue: Do a stunt vigorously to be noticed (5,3)
Anno: Anagram of do a stunt*/ vigorously is anagrind/ be noticed is def
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16 Clue: Do a stunt casually, grab attention (5,3)
Anno: DOASTUNT*. Casually: anagrind. Definition: grab attention
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17 Clue: Do a stunt, perhaps, to attract attention (5, 3)
Anno: do a stunt* def = attract attention
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18 Clue: Guinness bottles with bulge (5,3)
Anno: Insertion of AND (with) in STOUT (Guinness). Def bulge = project = stand out (from a surface). Some beer bottles have a bulge to assist head formation when pouring.
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19 Clue: Do a stunt surprisingly and show up (5,3)
Anno: Definition: Show up. Anno: (DO+A+STUNT)*. Surprisingly - Anagrind
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20 Clue: Donuts at assembly catch the eye (5, 3)
Anno: (DONUTS AT)*. Def - catch the eye.
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21 Clue: Do a stunt artfully to catch the eye (5,3)
Anno: (DO A STUNT)*; artfully= anag ind, def= catch the eye
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22 Clue: Sound at concert finally fine-tuned to be striking (5,3)
Anno: (SOUND AT)(concerT)*, Fine-tuned - anagrind, To be striking -Definition
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23 Clue: Surprisingly stout and exceptional (5,3)
Anno: Definition is exceptional, anagram of stout and
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