Cryptic crossword No 1,473
Tue 5 Dec 2023, set byPotoroo
Special Instructions: "Shellshocked"
Across
- Begin new life (5)
- Musicians in pits frequently earn first parts (8)
- Focus in on disorganised mess (9)
- Small animal with small spike (5)
- Growing fruit at front of garden (7)
- Uranium found in more prominent large rock (7)
- Cook has his order for sauce (11)
- Place to rest after work with editor retracted (7)
- Vehicle going through South American and North American grassland (7)
- Deceived student and English teacher (3,2)
- Startled spiders scurrying over exposed turf (9)
- Response to sudden outburst from boy dancing around without uniform (5,3)
- Bone from flightless bird found in France (5)
Down
- Mysterious job Jack declined certain to inspire Charlie (7)
- I aim to cut fish that's difficult (8)
- American soldier captures exposed rodent (6)
- Mistakenly persisting but most resilient (10)
- Some corn initially needed to make bread (4)
- Lives become bad in Michigan state (8)
- Maroon fibre (6)
- Bird left old ship (4)
- Duck covered in burnt peas mixed with other vegetable (4,6)
- Spots on head showing lack of care (8)
- Good-looking husband with very exhausted mate (8)
- I'd look up to find star (4)
- One from China smuggling gold for first lady (7)
- Become confused after parking in row (6)
- Check actual bags provided (6)
- Pieces of wood caught in underground river (4)
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