| Previously live tennis action | 
            The Telegraph Toughie | 
            17 Sep 2025 | 
          
          
            | Outside of baseline with tennis stroke up front (10) | 
            The Guardian Cryptic | 
            28 Aug 2025 | 
          
          
            | Live with stroke that's happened earlier? (10) | 
            The Guardian Cryptic | 
            31 Mar 2025 | 
          
          
            | Previously placed in front of a deck labourer (10) | 
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            | Previously he took on a bored fan by mistake (10) | 
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            | Earlier (1O) | 
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            | Heard of Ben travelling earlier (10) | 
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            | In advance, earlier (10) | 
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            | Previously worker was ahead of time (10) | 
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            | In advance | 
            Mirror Classic | 
            18 Jun 2024 | 
          
          
            | Continue with table-tennis shot in advance (10) | 
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            | In advance | 
            Mirror Classic | 
            23 Feb 2024 | 
          
          
            | Previously | 
            Mirror Tea Time | 
            27 Jan 2024 | 
          
          
            | Leaders of busy enterprise warning worker in advance | 
            The Guardian Quiptic | 
            15 Jan 2024 | 
          
          
            | Leaders of busy enterprise warning worker in advance (10) | 
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            | Previously in sight of assistance | 
            The Telegraph Toughie | 
            22 Mar 2023 | 
          
          
            | In advance ... or where nine key words in this puzzle might appear | 
            Premier Sunday | 
            25 Sep 2022 | 
          
          
            | First | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            05 May 2022 | 
          
          
            | Ben heard of riots in advance  | 
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            | In advance | 
            USA Today | 
            31 Aug 2021 | 
          
          
            | Earlier, in front of worker | 
            The Telegraph Cryptic | 
            05 Jul 2021 | 
          
          
            | Ahead of time ... and where it's at | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            29 Sep 2019 | 
          
          
            | Ahead of time ... and where it's at | 
            The Washington Post | 
            29 Sep 2019 | 
          
          
            | Live tennis shot in advance  | 
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            | Come to pass with tennis stroke in advance  | 
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            | Ahead of time ... and where it's at | 
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            | Stroke heads of beagles eagerly advancing in anticipation  | 
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            | Teaching graduate embracing Chinese after a word of warning in advance  | 
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            | In advance, and where you might find both parts of the answers to starred clues | 
            The Washington Post | 
            14 Mar 2017 | 
          
          
            | In advance, and where you might find both parts of the answers to starred clues | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            14 Mar 2017 | 
          
          
            | In advance, and where you might find both parts of the answers to starred clues | 
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            | Earlier group full of energy loudly followed by rising idol  | 
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            | Deck or second? | 
            Universal | 
            02 Sep 2015 | 
          
          
            | In advance, and, literally, where the starts of the answers to starred clues might go | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            17 Jun 2015 | 
          
          
            | In advance, and, literally, where the starts of the answers to starred clues might go | 
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            | Deck or second? | 
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            | Sort of beer labourer gets in advance | 
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            | Earlier ... or a hint to the words circled in 17-, 21-, 37- and 51-Across | 
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            | *… Hancock … | 
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            | Like second or farm | 
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            | See 44-Across | 
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            | Han location | 
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            | Deck or second? | 
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            | WHERE'S THE SECOND? | 
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