Party about to get immersed in long-winded study of linguistic elements (7)
Party about to get immersed in long-winded study of linguistic elements (7)
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Party about to get immersed in long-winded study of linguistic elements (7)
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Sailors about to join Eastern ship that contains unhealthy liquid (7)
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Character providing reheated food (4)
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Scientist producing exceptionally fine earth, hard to begin with (10)
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Victim, say, sent back to be placed on seat interminably (6)
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Part of body with short line following knock (8)
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What ambitious employee seeks, against standing still (9)
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Natural wonder getting all fans excited, set inside (5,5)
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Divine quality came in men surprisingly (9)
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Some stuff – older/oldest nonsense (8)
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End of ordeal with one extremely irritable (6)
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Hurry into church alongside saints, showing purity (10)
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Country’s capital no longer losing heart (4)
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Attractive person in two American TV series, second coming first (7)
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Bet wife with time will get angry-looking? (7)
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Roll containing a piece of hot food? (7)
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Brief while after school for dunce (5)
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Most skilful match with excellent opener (7)
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Fish in lake caught by boy shortly (6)
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Firm in this place no longer with leader gone? That shows intelligibility (9)
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Green fodder and fuel stored by wise person (7)
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English town group embracing trendy fashion on promenade? (7,6)
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The writer introducing fifty poets and singers (9)
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Line in article penned by a Brit (7)
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Problem with organ in a small place above huge space (7)
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Old mode of transport? I look up, beset by worry (7)
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Something for making building blocks – it’s not hard to do (6)
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Think highly of university restricted by depression (5)
Crossword Information
Series
Cryptic
Number
29876
Date
12 December 2025
Setter
Pasquale
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