Department of Justice usually recruits awful leaders (4)
Department of Justice usually recruits awful leaders (4)
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Moralist turning up in front of train wreck (7)
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Singer’s entertaining dad dancing in Somerset village (7)
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Start of silly season for Rishi? (4)
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Wrecked boat at sea captured by revolutionary French artist (9)
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Might some garden warblers return? (5)
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No.7 in club team (8)
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Supplies side-splitting joke (4)
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Fellows invested in Spanish couple’s tips (5)
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One Republican in US showing a bit of flex (4)
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Mike goes inside to make a meal for PM (5,3)
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Spooner’s subdued fish (5)
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Four contrary aliens welcoming a conversation (4-1-4)
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OXO rejected fine (4)
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What Jack Sprat’s wife did on counter holding fine cloth (7)
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Staggering tax rise for comic character (7)
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Department of Justice usually recruits awful leaders (4)
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Discharged current of gas (8)
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Masons arranged for someone to do the heavy lifting (6)
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American Dad! winning animated Oscar generates media events (5,3)
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Proverbs in modern times? (6)
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He crashed out before the end of race – that’s bad luck! (4,6)
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Maybe attaché provides a clue for B.O.? (9)
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Group accepting the ending of Parklife is more offensive (5)
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The German boy exhausted in race (5)
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Test card broadcast from Mars? (8)
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Rules written up claiming pole dancing is PC in Australia (8)
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Soldier provided that answer for political movement (6)
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Jack embracing Zulu king (4)
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Greedy singer turns up (4)
Crossword Information
Series
Cryptic
Number
29412
Date
18 June 2024
Setter
Brockwell
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