Moved hods wearing sensible footwear (8)
Moved hods wearing sensible footwear (8)
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Dodgy plastic pipes around museum pieces cracked and leaked, perhaps (4,11)
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After a couple of days, was the person in charge confused? (6)
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Frustrated senior journo pursuing hard liquor (8)
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You shouldn’t have stood up periodically hiding something up your sleeve? (5,3)
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Bit of ramen ultimately eaten a lot, but not quite finished (6)
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Carry on being cheeky about female relative (7)
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Love one playing
Disintegration
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Widely recognised architectural style outside capital of Crete (6)
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Elegant features of associations in a French resort? (8)
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Family experiences in South America and somewhere in Africa (8)
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Animal noises filling stable at sunset (6)
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Part of the UK rioters trashed with such glee (15)
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Moved hods wearing sensible footwear (8)
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Hot German Christmas cake one left out (6)
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Line penned by Victorian author? I don’t think so! (6)
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Academic’s third paper up for discussion (2,5)
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Boat rather packed with deckchairs in the middle (8)
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Misleading promise of payment included in project details (8)
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Soap maybe picked up; it’s usually sold in boxes (6)
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Posts secured at the front with one stud, possibly (5,3)
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I need help taking on case for philosopher (8)
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Upset created by obvious item you can dispense with? (8)
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Admirer cheers to support popular Spanish princess (7)
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Dish taken from church illicitly (6)
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Extremely cocky tennis champ is somewhat mechanical individual (6)
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Cut, in a way, assistance for driver, mostly at that time (6)
Crossword Information
Series
Cryptic
Number
29921
Date
4 February 2026
Setter
Alia
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