Belittle fine hair, reportedly grizzled (9)
Belittle fine hair, reportedly grizzled (9)
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Belittle fine hair, reportedly grizzled (9)
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Liberal dons prosper and flourish (5)
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Vessel of canoers that oddly disappeared (5)
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Vacuity of Victor, annoying in spades (9)
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Radical female sib enthralled by French painter (10)
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Bones huge as boomerangs (4)
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Argue with Republican point of view (7)
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Virile chap, explosive and well practised (7)
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President pursued by fat lover (7)
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United relegated from league after midfielder’s first international benefit (7)
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Heartily necking beer and cabbage (4)
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Fed up of bad serfs running amok (7,3)
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Secrets of earl and girl behind boozer (9)
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Limited name-dropping is entertaining (5)
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Fulfil desire to be master (5)
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New Englander in Danish territory (9)
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Slowly speak of attraction, and pull at last (5)
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Computer model of firearm we designed (9)
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Scot sawing a leg off (10)
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Start to adjust ball bearing very early (7)
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Completely timeless vamp is supremely powerful woman (7)
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Asked criminal to cover me, heading off (4)
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Complies with order, knocking stuffing out of yobs (5)
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Badly manage squeamish and lethargic nurses (9)
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Stuffed admiral in hold (4,6)
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Timid setters have to entertain a couple of kings (4-5)
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Lover wearing scent picked up at counter (9)
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Sweetie left in bottle (7)
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Recalling one’s bet is bad move (7)
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Can probably empty potty (5)
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Thick journalist is doomed (5)
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Observed articulate contretemps (4)
Crossword Information
Series
Cryptic
Number
29575
Date
26 December 2024
Setter
Arachne
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