What does the bookkeeper have many of?
Successive Pairs
The clues:
Across
3. Arab Republic of Syria is in utterly secret
revolution (7) TUNISIA = Syri_A IS IN UT<_terly
6. A small one was a giant leap for hamsters?
Perhaps the other way around (4) STEP = PETS<
8. Worried, Simon had to present a warning (8) ADMONISH = (SIMON HAD)*
9. The one preceding the first of her kind (3) EVE = cryptic def.?
11. Japanese artist's monologue part (3) Yoko ONO = m_ONO_logue
12. Verbally chase away a moccasin, maybe (4) SHOE = homophone of SHOO
15. Mother of partially historical leader buried
in mausoleum (3) MAO = MA + O(f)
16. Making a turntable finally play back high-pitched
noise (4) YELP = PL(a>E)Y<
18. Moderator loses right to proceed becoming dictator (4) (Idi) AMIN = ?
19. Man and father destroyed in rampage, leading to RAGE = RA(m + pa)GE
violent outburst (4)
20. Energy field's centre protects a small relief (4) EASE = (A + S) in (E + (fi)E(ld))
Down
1. Native Americans incorporated a shaved head (5) INCAS = INC + A + S(haved)
2. Between friends, Russell and Ivan regularly
ejected from Medvedev's home (4) RUSS = RUSS(ia) - I(v)A(n)
4. Influential 1001 Nights originally collected by
American soldier (7) SEMINAL = (MI + N(ights)) in SEAL
5. Being upset can elicit initial skin reaction (4) ACNE = CAN* + E(licit)
7. The original, original Van Gogh (4) THEO = THE + O(riginal)
10. Science fiction writer's name is never spelled VERNE = NEVER*
incorrectly (5)
12. Bratwurst -- maybe mostly ignored American food (4) SAAG = SA(us)AG(e)
13. Beer and doughnut enthusiast is a writer of
some repute (5) HOMER = ddef.
14. Literary Jane's legal successor reported (4) EYRE = homophone of HEIR
17. Quiet about the male chromosome's victims (4) PREY = P + RE + Y
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