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bassett

4th September 2021, 15:52
12ac Blackmail divorcee, perhaps twisting, getting caught, 27ac Subordinate settles in courtroom clothes, and 21d Oriental art work ultimately attracting deep breath perhaps when removed from case. I think the answers are extortion, undervests and kung fu but would appreciate help with parsing, please. For 12ac I can see ex for divorcee but can't parse the rest.
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brendan

4th September 2021, 15:58
21d - (wor)K + (l)UNGFU(l)
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chrise

4th September 2021, 15:58
12 "torsion" is "twisting", "caught" as a homophone indicator
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malone

4th September 2021, 16:00
27 Undervests, clothes. Under, subordinate +Vests, settles in courtroom (defined in Chambers as a legal term).
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chrise

4th September 2021, 16:02
well done, malone - that meaning of vests had passed me by!
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malone

4th September 2021, 16:02
For interest, 49 Across...

Cafeteria finally leaving rolls out for lunch (7) L?N?H?S
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malone

4th September 2021, 16:04
ChrisE, thanks. That meaning, vests/settles, came up in a puzzle a month or two ago - and stuck!
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chrise

4th September 2021, 16:04
that's awful! "meals", surely?
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brendan

4th September 2021, 16:05
That's terrible!
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malone

4th September 2021, 16:05
Apology first... the 49 A clue is from the Jumbo.

No, ChrisE, that's the printed wording!
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