Sort of leave work around the house (9)
Sort of leave work around the house (9)
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Sort of leave work around the house (9)
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Venerated object to carry miles (5)
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A swimmer’s name forgotten – that’s his former name (2,3)
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Favouring potential new power source is an extravagance (9)
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US plaintiff, kid’s mother (3)
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Revising creed, only if good for the planet (3-8)
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French composer ponders, losing speed (7)
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Appropriate service held in the sea (7)
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What may be knocked out of shy clown enthusiast (7)
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Ground given anti-slip winter treatment (7)
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Suck up the taste of Indian meal without dal in the end (5,6)
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Sickness was carried in the air, it’s said (3)
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Had too much already, before we hear a tea going into the cooker (9)
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Perfect negotiator’s motto (5)
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Tall tree collapsed, locking in carbon (5)
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Distasteful ruling holds up in turn (9)
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One relative or one of each sex (7)
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Bad treatment of green wood (3,4)
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Rabbit that lays eggs? (6,5)
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I am godly? No I am not (7)
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Rum stuff, this material (7)
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Not entirely tense character (3)
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Tasted some dish, make three changes? (5,2)
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One day, looked to be rich (7)
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Such a scream, having a very minor operation? (3-8)
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Weather pattern is working through a sequence (7)
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As commander, sadly greet such a procession (7)
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Kitchen appliance closed at the back? Not quite (7)
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Mature woman heartlessly breaking into clique (5-2)
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Fabric, rich, folded over cheese (7)
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One sported with hose, wetter holding this (7)
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Amphibian wandered away, off its lead (3)
Crossword Information
Series
Cryptic
Number
29895
Date
5 January 2026
Setter
Vulcan
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