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Below is the list of all of today's clues (a total of 33 clues). Just click on a clue to get the answer.

Author understands what 7 had in 1 (7)

Uncovered figures like 14 in hundreds — every second (5)

Eg including this artist is superficially damaging (5)

Heartless old Tory interrupting man who repairs sculpture (3,7)

Source of information that bears fruit (9)

Drives without a third and second gear (5)

One of those points of great danger heroic Frenchman's between (9)

Statue, for example, friend of 26 across returned (5)

Dance club we left, returning after band's performance (5)

Graphic artist who often shows latitude at work? (8)

Compete over parts in theatre — one gets them in shows (8)

Pay attention to theme of this puzzle (4)

Tours in France, say — plane came with parts around middle switched (5,4)

Kind of speech I had given shortly after power drink (6)

Composer and artist traversing the way from Paris to Marseilles (8)

Some travel guides in his language for philosopher (9)

5 17 for 11? (6,4,3)

Centre half in home game is fab (4)

Savoir faire includes the writer being understood (5)

Part of friendship that meant nothing to 7, 11, or 26 (4)

Grave statements, perhaps wrong (not right) about it (8)

Express statements of resistance in French and English (3-4)

See 24

Reformulation of René's adroit justification for existence (6,5)

Caught bringing in line put out (7)

Weapon European repeatedly used, seizing power (4)

Mathematician contributing to group as calculator (6)

See 5

See 24

See 8

Blight on the plant? This needs fencing (10)

Has turned over pages, one chapter relating to poetess (7)

How 7, 11 or 26 across might have announced his resignation? (4,2,3)

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