Europe: Cryptic Clues

	A	B	C	F
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2	Albania	Lab experiments lead to headless excitement	Anagram of LAB + mANIA (excitement), without 'head'	#1 Synonyms: Assume that you are looking for an alternative word or part-word to everything described. These wont normally have indicators
3	Andorra	...as well as alternative artist	as well as = AND, alternative = OR, artist = RA (Royal Academy)	#2 Anagrams: You shouldn't have to rearrange something that ISN'T in the clue. These are indicated by any word that hints at confusion or rearrangement
4	Austria	Southern country extradites gangster	Southern country = AUSTRALIA, extraditing (losing) AL (the gangster)	#3 Initials: 1. Words such as "at first" or "beginning" suggest you should use the first letter of the word/s immediately before or after. 2. Some words are automatically assumed to be initials, most commonly points of a compass (so anything suggesting north yield 'N'), family members/family trees (wife = w) or chess notation.
5	Belarus	Bartok runs for America	Bartok = BELA, runs = R (think cricket), America = US	#4 One-word-inside-another: You'll usually have to do some work just to find out what the two words are, but then you literally 'trap' one word inside another.
6	Belgium	First Brigadier with upset donkey imprisoning US soldier	First Brigadier = B, upset donkey = mule reversed = ELUM, taking in GI (an american soldier)	#5 Combinations of the above: you may have to find a synonym of one word, an anagram of another, place the latter inside the former AND THEN stick an initial on the end. As a rule, read the clue through from left to right, taking into account EVERY PART of the clue (even innocuous-looking 'a's and 'the's can be important).
7	Bosnia-Herzegovina	Shining above zero,a mess	Anagram of SHINING ABOVE ZERO A
8	Bulgaria	Endless battle-song?	Endless battle = BULG (Bulge without the 'e'), + song = ARIA
9	Croatia	Spies eat prepared taro	Spies = CIA, surrounding anagram of TARO
10	Cyprus	Clemency Prussia concealed	ClemenCY PRUSsia concealed (hidden inside)
11	Czech Republic	Audible payment, say, concerning the people	CZECH sounds like Cheque, concerning = RE, people = PUBLIC
12	Denmark	Here there be dragons? X	Dragons DEN + x = MARK
13	Estonia	Unusual notes on article I entered	Unusual (anagram of) notes = ESTON + I + A (article indefinite)
14	Finland	End in Paris', the French-American state	FIN = 'end' in French (as they'd say 'in Paris) + LA (French 'the') and ND (an American state)
15	France	Father presents article to church	Father = FR, article = AN (indefinite) Church = CE (Church of England)
16	Germany	Bacteria chased by a New Yorker	Bacteria = GERM, a New Yorker = ANY
17	Greece	Listen! Oil!	GREECE sounds like grease
18	Hungary	German glitter?	German = HUN, glitter = GARY
19	Iceland	Diamond territory	Diamond = ICE, territory = LAND
20	Ireland	Anger nation	Anger = IRE, nation = LAND
21	Italy	I keep count heartlessly	I + TALLY without its 'heart' (I + TALY)
22	Kosovo	At first, Kingdom of Serbia, otherwise violent outcast	First initials of : (K)ingdom (O)f (S)erbia (O)therwise (V)iolent (O)utcast
23	Latvia	Roman road follows California city trail initially	California City = LA + trail initial = T + Roman Road = VIA
24	Liechtenstein	Learner rewrites Einstein tech	Learner = L + anagram of EINSTEIN and TECH
25	Lithuania	Dropped a haul in it	Anagram of A HAUL IN IT
26	Luxembourg	Half of Mexico rising up in support of student university, all backed by half of strasbourg	Half of Mexico rising = XEM, student university = L + U, + half of strasBOURG
27	Macedonia	Professor in club by outskirts of Ibiza	Club = MACE, Professor = DON, Outskirts = first and last of (I)biz(A)
28	Malta	Two students volunteer	Two students: MA + L + volunteers = TA (Territorial Army)
29	Moldova	Rot stopped, we hear	Mould over sounds like (we hear) MOLDOVA
30	Monaco	Lisa's first officer?	Lisa's first (MONA) + Officer = CO (commanding officer etc)
31	Montenegro	Mentor gone off?	Anagram of MENTOR GONE
32	Netherlands	Gas country between two points	Two points are N + S, sandwiching gas (ETHER) and country (LAND)
33	Norway	Never accept right	Never = NO WAY, taking in R
34	Poland	River ground	River = PO, ground = LAND
35	Portugal	Left American girl to embrace university	Left = PORT American girl = GAL, embracing (surrounding) U (for university)
36	Romania	Old Italian at Italia's border	Old Italian = ROMAN, + (I)tali(A)'s borders
37	Russia	He hurries, its said	Its said = sounds like: RUSSIA sounds like Rusher
38	San Marino	So, Narnia re-write contains magical first?	Anagram of SO NARNIA including M (first of magical)
39	Serbia	Without bishop, barriers collapse	Anagram of BARRIERS, losing RR (Right Reverend, or a bishop)
40	Slovakia	...as oval spins, trapping half of kite	Anagram of AS OVAL, surrounding KI of kite
41	Slovenia	A sin corrupted to embrace affection	Affection = LOVE, surrounded by anagram of A SIN
42	Spain	Southern Heartache	Southern = S, heartache = PAIN
43	Sweden	South-western paradise	South-western = SW, paradise = EDEN
44	Switzerland	Lewd tzars in revolution	Anagram of LEWD TSARS IN
45	Turkey	Endless spin is important	Spin = TURn, without the end, important = KEY
46	Ukraine	West European country to rule listeners	West European Country = UK, rule = reign, listeners hear RAINE
47	United Kingdom	Bring together daughter and monarch at party - Mary First?	Bring together = UNITE, daughter and monarch = D + KING, party = DO, Mary 1st = M
48	Vatican City	Tax I'm able to bring to Rome, say	Tax = VAT, I'm able = I CAN, Rome = CITY
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