Bowler, say, after wicket in present appeal (4,4)
Bowler, say, after wicket in present appeal (4,4)
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Bowler, say, after wicket in present appeal (4,4)
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Time has passed say detaining new recruit (6)
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Train left, second half of train first (6)
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See 22
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Wash, as will washing machine, for example (4,5)
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See 18
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Exaggerated echoing in flow of universe – superficial design (6)
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Settlement describing two dots? (6)
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Bowl cleaner line into Brit and he’s out after a review (6,5)
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Extremes of thoughtlessness in builder? Come on! (4,2)
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Ally with entourage stripped back (5)
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Internal problem – reference having that complaint? (9,8)
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Tortilla cooked beside the water (8)
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Infuriating type, retailer of clockwork mechanisms? (4-2,8)
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Blank page released from grip, one that’s tight (6)
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See 26
Down
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Light-skinned monster (3)
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Steel, silver, silicon or scandium, say? (5)
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Six eggs I eye, loosely speaking, would be twice that? (4,1,5)
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Trains including first from Hillingdon that runs through London (6)
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Fair seductress disrobed (4)
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Huge trapper or trappee detailed? (9)
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Gloomy street crossing near particular football club (7,4)
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Sovereign to be paid (11)
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Five torpedoes where room built for blade-on-blade machine (5,5)
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Every man on board has to try with all at sea (6-3)
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Trial where runner climbs towards peak in Peru (6)
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Article in Spanish university in another language that supposedly doesn’t exist! (4,5)
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In audition, make pot (3)
Crossword Information
Series
Cryptic
Number
29923
Date
6 February 2026
Setter
Paul
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