Short of water, holding up progress in repairing enclosures (3,5,7)
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Across
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Observing what may happen to exam papers (9)
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Put down a foot (5)
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Small, devout wish for one using a jet (7)
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Level with a wild animal, runs into it (7)
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Probity not altogether necessary in valedictory notice (4)
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Where president can’t be backed into a corner? (4,6)
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Girl from Spain has to rely on soldiers (7)
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Artist I see talking in broadcast soaps (7)
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A depth measure including temperature is extraordinary (10)
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Fielder is a little short bloke (4)
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Asian national heading off to travel (7)
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Try Livingstone, and pay attention (7)
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Two weeks by fort in darkness (5)
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Where spirits may be found, ghost troubled girl (4,5)
Down
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Short of water, holding up progress in repairing enclosures (3,5,7)
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Slowly pay off armies to disband (8)
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Horses eat grass, I’m told (5)
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Leeds to London traveller perhaps nowhere near a bank (3-5)
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Piece of skin torn by silver pin (6)
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Give away pouch with grain, if hiding (9)
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Expedition hunting for browser (6)
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Get comfortable in Tennessee, tho’ far off (7,4,4)
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Cause anger as I sat down to dinner wearing mink (9)
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Heavily criticise article about the Roman church (8)
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A smashing racing vehicle (5,3)
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After a time, bristly snout goes in here? (6)
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Democrat replacing nasty hereditary ruler (6)
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Loose horse in stall (5)

Crossword Information

Series
Cryptic
Number
29387
Date
20 May 2024
Setter
Vulcan
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