Person representing monarch butterfly (7)
Person representing monarch butterfly (7)
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Great skill from expert – start from pub, needing a drink (8)
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Widespread complaint following change of side in this city (6)
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Optimal routes for those wanting to enter spelling contest (8)
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Form of payment native of 9 or 16 announced (6)
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How to secure admission in kind way that careless writer might get wrong (15)
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Period charm (5)
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Inspector is employed to do this arrest (5)
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E.g. minimal answers for today – they may not be fully spelt out (4,6,5)
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Results of writer’s carelessness, as revealed in slips (6)
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Finishes off this kind of clue with mark of approval – it uses initial letters (8)
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Run article old-fashioned spelling expert goes over (6)
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Satirical publication a university degree-holder pens (8)
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Person representing monarch butterfly (7)
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Two pages I already revised for publication (5,5)
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With cargo on board, hasn’t left port (4)
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Travellers having pain that is contained in seconds (7)
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Smiley type and a cryptic she reviewed without one (10)
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Final 16 victory for partner (4)
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Investments as usual fluctuating over time? Bond’s superior initially (7)
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Naughty Brendan will cheat in plot (3-7)
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Republican congress upset about one taking new steps to reach other side (10)
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Submissive type may be bearer of welcome message (7)
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Unfamiliar stone on chain (7)
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Naval officer I’d alarm at sea (7)
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High cards followed by a ten and top club (4)
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Forecast being heard as weak person or lefty, depending on tense choice (4)
Crossword Information
Series
Cryptic
Number
29839
Date
30 October 2025
Setter
Brendan
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