Granite Crossword No.24
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Across

Listening device he had (open arrangement) (9)
6/57 Flattery wows new 14 (6,6)
Keen man without daughter (4)
12 Weapon starts to sever parts even after rest (5)
13 Imaginary place or a daughter in dole shifting (2,6)
14 In words, it commands programme (6)
16 See 8 Down
17 Narrow metal hat initially inside (4)
18 Gold rush initially in the French second-class tree (6)
20 Loud noise left in tin godhead (5)
21 Cap is made for printing units (5)
23 Microbe of tiger moth? (4)
24 Enemy of returning English (3)
26 Erosion back in East Surrey (4)
28 Herb and movement of French creature (9)
30 Cited new decree (5)
32 More dark without total - 14 (10)
33 Second crew with deliveries (nuts) (10)
35 Deduce in official returns (5)
36 See 37 Down
38 Mistake returning in Snoopy tale (4)
40/10 Be filthy, a divorce could be 14 (3,5,2,6)
41 Self-satisfied fools back to front (4)
43 Second class old city church move abruptly (5)
45 New York speed goddess (5)
48 Take in, reportedly not seriously? (6)
49 Cover or back of... (4)
50 ...star 14 (3,5)
52 14 of French hats coming back (6)
54 Your goat makes an aircraft (8)
55 Modern communication of 'im - him - reportedly (1-4)
56 Good looking copper? Ten, almost (4)
57 See 6
58 Resented a stupid cockney (9)

Down

Every other hour, Soho is quiet (4)
Camera I use for country (7)
Food for 14 (8)
Singles favourite returns dance (3-4)
Senior colour the French returned (5)
Anticipation of returning Royal Estate (demolished) (9)
Packing sum in flank (7)
8/16 14 mysteries in fluctuation (3,8)
10 See 40 Across
11 Animal in 550 cent softening (9)
15 I managed country (4)
19 Royal king in church, in quiet ship (8)
20 Bean vehicle, old boy, initially (5)
22 Vie against incline (7)
25 Hat match (5)
27 Rank stick hesitation in agents movement (5,8)
28 14 fathers service (4,4)
29 Tooth in size or hearing (7)
31 Surround garment (5)
34 Left books in quiet animal (5)
35 Batting twice without edges of timber, final innings 99 is essential (9)
37/36 14 silly flashy Londoners at first sell nothing - job centre also needed? (4,5,3,6)
39 American city initially with that man in area, almost - no particular place (8)
42 Blue log might turn into little ball (7)
44 Repulsive American after greeting of French duck (7)
46 Mythical creature: "I'm armed", perhaps (7)
47 Little land mass is left of England (4)
50 Her new arrangement without returning my verse (5)
51 Blot landscape initially in second ancient city (4)
53 Party time, Spot! (3)

Solution

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