Familiar queen’s against Conservative win (7)
Familiar queen’s against Conservative win (7)
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Familiar queen’s against Conservative win (7)
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Posh front of mural, Buckingham Palace leaders admit, has unsatisfactory finish (4,3)
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South Dakota harbours brown bear (5)
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PM sick after service (9)
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RAF steward flying subsequently (10)
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Monarch’s family horse tense or gentle at the Centre (4,6)
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See 25
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Diverting, pretty stare – a sign of 1ac/19/25/14 (6,5)
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Royals, Elizabeth and Margaret, originally supplying a number of sheets (4)
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Would pronounced bellyache be shown by bird? (10)
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Everything in this area arranged for celebration (9,11)
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Protective covering first Romeo removed in affair (5)
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Sentimentality illustrated by stragglers in triumphant Trafalgar Square conga – classic social dance (7)
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Rude ex-pupil’s area of interest (7)
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Optical illusion: lion disappears with 5 initially angry bats (6)
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Designing penultimate boat? (6)
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Submit request for daily Parliamentary list (5,5)
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Copy regularly your American hosts, one of them gives flowers (5)
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Jump ended but subjected to legal constraint (5,4)
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Kid’s dummy (4)
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One drink said to consume first (8)
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Paratroopers? (4,4)
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Dropping to ground, prostrate, may bend over on these? (6,4)
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Asian islanders go on drugs reportedly (9)
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Pigs at last reunite, neglected and hungry (8)
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Figure providing right note – crook pinches (8)
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Upset, regret old half of pets incontinent (6)
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See 12 Across
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Place for 15 fighter to show fashion hoody (5)
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Noticed part of the ear (4)
Crossword Information
Series
Cryptic
Number
29689
Date
8 May 2025
Setter
Kite
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