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How the Americans find duck soup
Can blackberrying present such problems?
Mean getting in late, perhaps
Even the best can be whipped!
Tree or horse out West
Two chaps ran out
There's nothing in raising the blind
Be plural?
Seaman posted missing
It's awkward, swimming in the Serpentine!
Be inclined to pay extra
Receiving nil in points, nevertheless succeeded
Chew the rag, nominally
Area of clear pasturage
For knights of old, it helped to save face
Checks on the horses
Soft, luxurious fabric
Having wings, he rose fluttering
Such castles are prone to flooding
In extremes of poverty, a loan means a lot
A foul, substandard drink
Is taught to have a lighter schedule
Hard as the heart of a westerner
For polo, it's useful to have a certain amount of money
A fuss relating to an outstanding piece of work?
After that, catch about ten
Worker in quarantine
To go most of the way with it, takes time
Breezy in a tuneful way?
Blew in during tea, unexpectedly, for a drink
Sing in a style that can be intoxicating
That of the hero, leading man, etc.
Top cover? But you can exceed it!
Like one's flat number?
Such a school is not completely educational
One woman in a dozen, I dare say
Deprive of the least chance?
Not a black suit
In which to start work (or play)
To Charles, a half of beer
A bad start, ultimately, is a big blow
Admitted breaking down when about due to finish
Running water can act like acid!
Flocks, we're told, can be growing