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Last seen: THE GUARDIAN, 23 Jun 2003

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FIRSTNIGHT
10 Letters
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When play opens see trees close together across edge of curtainCrossword Clue
Play's opening: in the lead, having knocked back drink, Herbert Tree startsCrossword Clue
Broadway eventCrossword Clue
initial performanceCrossword Clue
Special performance? Round Table wouldn't have one, reportedlyCrossword Clue
December 31 celebrationCrossword Clue
Theatrical eventCrossword Clue

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ACTION
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Cry on the movie setCrossword Clue
Director's shoutCrossword Clue
See 4Crossword Clue
Fighting extremists emerging from factionsCrossword Clue
Dissident group ousting leader in fratricidal gestureCrossword Clue
Fighting Bill in boxing ringCrossword Clue
Lights, camera, ___Crossword Clue
Instruction to players to start fightingCrossword Clue
Rearrange coat in either half of suitcaseCrossword Clue
Movie genre … or a shout on a movie setCrossword Clue

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FACEOFF
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Bother to hide business leader’s confrontationCrossword Clue
Go head-to-headCrossword Clue
1997 thriller starring John Travolta and Nicolas CageCrossword Clue
ConfrontationCrossword Clue
Open confrontationCrossword Clue
Hockey confrontationCrossword Clue
Rink confrontationCrossword Clue
National anthem follower, at timesCrossword Clue
National anthem follower, at timesCrossword Clue
Hockey game's startCrossword Clue

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ACTONE
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Play openerCrossword Clue
Start of play?Crossword Clue
Romeo meets Juliet in itCrossword Clue
Play's first sectionCrossword Clue
Play openerCrossword Clue
Broadway opening?Crossword Clue
Musical introduction?Crossword Clue
Dramatic scenes, initially, having some impact on electionCrossword Clue
First part of a playCrossword Clue
When Juliet first meets RomeoCrossword Clue

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CURTAINUP
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Screen in position for start of showCrossword Clue
Start of playtimeCrossword Clue
Screen, at college, the beginning of a performanceCrossword Clue
Start to playCrossword Clue

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ACTIONMAN
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ACTIUM
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"Antony and Cleopatra" battle siteCrossword Clue
Site of Cleopatra's defeatCrossword Clue
Scene of battle, 31 B.CCrossword Clue

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PROACTIVE
9 Letters
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Like someone who takes the initiativeCrossword Clue
Taking the initiative, reinterpreted voice partCrossword Clue
On the offensiveCrossword Clue
On the offensiveCrossword Clue

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ACTONESAGE
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Be matureCrossword Clue
BehaveCrossword Clue
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Not play around, perhapsCrossword Clue
Behave appropriatelyCrossword Clue
Be matureCrossword Clue
Not be juvenileCrossword Clue
Not be childishCrossword Clue
Not be juvenileCrossword Clue
Not be childishCrossword Clue

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CACTI
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Prickly pears, e.gCrossword Clue
Plants in a dry placeCrossword Clue
Prickly desert plantsCrossword Clue
Jumping chollas, e.gCrossword Clue
Desert floraCrossword Clue
Spiny southwest plantsCrossword Clue
Arizona roadside sightsCrossword Clue
Desert floraCrossword Clue
Prickly pears and saguarosCrossword Clue
Some desert succulentsCrossword Clue

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DIDACTIC
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Used to perform with Rick missing cover of 24Crossword Clue
Performed with a cold jerk that’s preachyCrossword Clue
Like a teacher, used role-play at one collegeCrossword Clue
InstructiveCrossword Clue
InstructiveCrossword Clue
Visited polar region, getting shot of river thats improvingCrossword Clue
Excessively instructiveCrossword Clue
Performed first part of play cold? Thats edifyingCrossword Clue
Instructive and accomplished performance in chargeCrossword Clue
Performed, I see, in manner of a teacherCrossword Clue

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NOTRUMP
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A lack of time behind player's call?Crossword Clue
Bid cut after review of great dealCrossword Clue
Call from the US electorate?Crossword Clue
Highest bid in bridgeCrossword Clue
Bid that liberal America would welcome?Crossword Clue
Bid for a balanced handCrossword Clue
Bid for a balanced handCrossword Clue
Bridge bid that might double as a political statementCrossword Clue
Call at table, suggesting preference for sirloin or T-bone?Crossword Clue
Disbelief expressed — Tory leader behind the bidCrossword Clue

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PROROGUE
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Stop meeting professional villainCrossword Clue
Suspend meetings of professional fraudster?Crossword Clue
Suspend meetings of professional fraudster?Crossword Clue
Shut down parliament for the scamsterCrossword Clue
Put off favouring villainCrossword Clue
Urge poor to revolt and interrupt parliamentCrossword Clue
Put off by an ace villainCrossword Clue
Urge poor assembly to deferCrossword Clue
Suspend professional pranksterCrossword Clue
Put off professional pranksterCrossword Clue

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TACTICAL
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StrategicCrossword Clue
Cunning bookmakers communications out of order at Lingfield primarilyCrossword Clue
Strategic opening of play in tense stateCrossword Clue
Strategic opening of play in tense stateCrossword Clue
Employing strategyCrossword Clue
Employing strategyCrossword Clue
With diplomacy, I mostly reduce tension, according to planCrossword Clue
Strategic conversation almost about part of play I caughtCrossword Clue
Sort of error made by clumsy tic-tac man?Crossword Clue
Clever — prudentCrossword Clue

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TACTICALLY
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Score includes century after start of play, in line with planCrossword Clue
Score includes century after start of play, in line with planCrossword Clue
In match, start to play with clubs in a calculated wayCrossword Clue
In match, start to play with clubs in a calculated wayCrossword Clue
Plan with supporter in order to achieve set aimsCrossword Clue

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INSPECT
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Examine Martin’s pec twitches partiallyCrossword Clue
Study closelyCrossword Clue
Examine varied pins etcCrossword Clue
Check fly, say, with pants originally buttoned upCrossword Clue
Study Pietersen's opening in cricket?Crossword Clue
Comb throughCrossword Clue
Look closely at pressure encountered in cricket?Crossword Clue
Observe as Penny is devoured by something like a Madagascan hissing cockroachCrossword Clue
Head of pin piercing bug for studyCrossword Clue
ExamineCrossword Clue

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LILACTIME
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1928 Gary Cooper romance in which a bouquet plays a vital roleCrossword Clue
Show with little reduced first part for setterCrossword Clue
Gary Cooper film of 1928Crossword Clue
Gary Cooper film of 1928Crossword Clue
When to "go down to Kew."Crossword Clue

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PANTHEON
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Heavily criticise article about the Roman churchCrossword Clue
Criticise article about templeCrossword Clue
Temple of Greek god, old parts in additionCrossword Clue
Temple in Japan, the one that's hiddenCrossword Clue
Temple in Japan, the one thats hiddenCrossword Clue
Positive articles regarding all the godsCrossword Clue
Positive articles regarding all the godsCrossword Clue
God being shown around the templeCrossword Clue
Severely criticise article on Roman templeCrossword Clue
Page with two articles on Roman templeCrossword Clue

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PUT
3 Letters
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Shot chaser?Crossword Clue
___ up a fightCrossword Clue
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"___ Your Records On" (Corinne Bailey Rae song)Crossword Clue
PlaceCrossword Clue
"To ___ it mildly!"Crossword Clue

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ACTINIDE
8 Letters
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Dietician troubled with iodine lacking as elementCrossword Clue
One idiot about to go around and disperse depleted uranium, sayCrossword Clue
One idiot about to go around and disperse depleted uranium, sayCrossword Clue
Bizarre idea about cold metal being radioactive elementCrossword Clue
Indicate dicey radioactive elementCrossword Clue
Periodic table's ___ seriesCrossword Clue

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FIRSTACT
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Opening part of a playCrossword Clue
See special instructionsCrossword Clue

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FIRSTNIGHT

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ACTION

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FACEOFF

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ACTONE

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CURTAINUP

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ACTIONMAN

ACTIUM

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PROACTIVE

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ACTONESAGE

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CACTI

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DIDACTIC

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NOTRUMP

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PROROGUE

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TACTICAL

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TACTICALLY

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INSPECT

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LILACTIME

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PANTHEON

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PUT

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ACTINIDE

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FIRSTACT

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