Cloudy burial mound with top hidden in cloud (7)
Cloudy burial mound with top hidden in cloud (7)
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Operation? It’s recalled in entertaining scam (8)
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Way to contain heartless evil? Prepare to fire again (6)
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Encounter poor horse (4,4)
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Composed piano line that’s sharp (6)
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Smart behaviour: vital part needs twist to work (5-10)
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That chap’s seizing English ancient monument (5)
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Demanding performer stands beside new bed (5)
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Welcomes new ideas – is still producing coal, mostly by day (5,2,4,4)
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US drink – intend coming back to consume seconds (6)
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Underwear items about to be removed in clubs (8)
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Location of setter’s name? Tell joke about it – not half (3,3)
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One sea swirling in major event covering large area (8)
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Cloudy burial mound with top hidden in cloud (7)
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What leads to misplaced refractor? It means extra work (5,5)
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Pieces encapsulating current attitude (4)
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Officer on street blocking large expenditure items (7)
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One from larger family, I’m last to dance such as waltz? (6,4)
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Some fanciful name for bone in wing (4)
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Communist leader, guzzling sherries, disposing of Nationalist criminal (7)
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Comedian’s good one repeated in Australian city (5,5)
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Trawler’s equipment cut, with ship surrounded by troops – collisions avoided (4,6)
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Vegetarian’s opening no function that’s dished up meat (7)
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Broad projection involving
Times
beginning to recruit influence in Parliament?
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International difficulties elevated for now (7)
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Unwilling to forgo large bond (4)
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Song’s introduction missed in item from West Side Story (4)
Crossword Information
Series
Cryptic
Number
29910
Date
22 January 2026
Setter
Pangakupu
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