Burst into tears as tulip falls over (4)
Burst into tears as tulip falls over (4)
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Playing with a huge ball is ridiculous (9)
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Contract for prize money (5)
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Taking back popular one-pound pancake (5)
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Inadequate lobby speaking for such transport (5-4)
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Wave from vandal? (7)
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Where to find St John’s University amid a giant redevelopment (7)
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Reason for swearing as bumper at front drops off rusty old car (5)
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Frenchwoman shortly married me (3)
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Pours money into driving centres (5)
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God that’s passed on without expression (7)
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Warning: boss is on trial (5,2)
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Arbitrator to order a revised mark to start with (9)
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Long period hard to manage in retrospect (5)
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18 holes in a sandwich? (5)
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Finds money for riverside picnic items (9)
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Burst into tears as tulip falls over (4)
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Like wolf to be leading in procession (6)
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Protective plastic to fall off drug package (6-4)
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A British employer who behaves insultingly (6)
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Audition piece poet made is distributed (4,4)
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Turning over dumps in light rain (4)
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A frame of snooker (8)
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Knock down member of college: no cry of pain (4)
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It’s hairy to give birth to a daughter (5)
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Read threat to demolish pyramids (10)
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Fabulous ancient author (5)
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Majesty offering a K and no end of currency (8)
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Wild enthusiasm about computer program picked up in province abroad (8)
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Taking on husband, with one thing to exchange? (6)
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By degrees small and mean (6)
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Take notice of good book (4)
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Play school? (4)
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A number sign for meat dish (4)
Crossword Information
Series
Cryptic
Number
29830
Date
20 October 2025
Setter
Vulcan
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