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He was close to a beast and, in a way, closer (9) crossword clue


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The Guardian Cryptic crossword of July 12th, 2016 other clues
Depressingly, rider lay injured (8)
Anticipating feverish duel, Europe embraces the crossbar! (7)
Wheeler-dealers substituting one of riders after start of Tour (7)
Brassica, some brown cabbage and cauliflower heads and cooking oil (8)
Reply exposing fallacy, using tenets extant ab initio (6)
An Englishman in France, perhaps unknown during record comeback (5)
They race across France, starving, beaten on top of the Tourmalet (3,6)
No! Time flies before hard grind (5)
More sporting provisions in report on rider's backers (6)
These French, on a roll, find no place to swim (8)
Spaced-out Boatman lost bearings around Paris (6)
Contador, top undone, working up a storm (7)
Where riders in fleet race round all over the place (2,4,2,6)
Boatman (Boatman?!) said to be a descender? (8)
Go quickly on descent: evidence of regret? (8)
Copying style? Ignore two times (8)
See 11
See 5
Rider triumphs, taking on Italian legend with force (7)
Perhaps rider in lead to take on large entry (6)
King of the Mountains' features: most fans need them (6)
Where more than one rider is seen in A & E (6)
Redress nature of regressive Right (4,2,3)
Race shows guts of rider, Byelorussian (5)
Rider penalised, prepares for a fight: conduct ultimately improper, they say (9)
Personal opinion expressed here on podium finish by bike (5)
Rider, a man of iron, grabs opportunity (6)

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