Bran flakes maybe are lying about (5)
Bran flakes maybe are lying about (5)
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Bran flakes maybe are lying about (5)
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New thick cover seen all over nestling bird (8)
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Fairy-tale outcome, naked man with heavenly body bordering on regret (1,5,4,4)
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Warned by horn, flabby person’s knocked down crossing (8)
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It’s charged for fashionable types (6)
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Manually construct labels seen in bathroom water structure (9)
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The writer is going to read out passage (5)
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Venerated species? Quickly count how many (5)
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My beloved Music Faculty, and what it does through data transmission (4,5)
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Contrarily starts to eat meat – and umpteen set veg (6)
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Surgeon you shouldn’t have taken around to put a stop to feud (8)
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Measure of liquid being seaweedy, litre one’s about to drink (8,6)
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Order two of each? Right (8)
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Battery stereo system finally reduced by 50% (5)
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Engineer cut down below sign (5,7)
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Recycled reticule with weapon kept in drawer (3,6)
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In retirement old books are a source of inspiration (5)
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Trump’s tuppenny-ha’penny copshop lined dame up (6-3-4)
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McFly perhaps turning it up satisfied one repeatedly doing twist? (4,9)
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A fine term at Harrow – but what points out consequences (9)
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Recognise member of European nobility (5)
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Extreme disquiet did prevail, according to hearsay (12)
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MP that whip’s feeding on cheese (9)
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Know-all Special Constable arresting market porter? (5,4)
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Fool rolling barrel over lady’s fingers (5)
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Worried chap might be put in the picture (5)
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Crossword Information
Series
Cryptic
Number
29905
Date
16 January 2026
Setter
Enigmatist
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