Brilliant contribution from Graeme Garden (4)
Brilliant contribution from Graeme Garden (4)
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Across
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Big Bang Theory
’s third on – spoil end of Netflix broadcast
(9)
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Refuse very noisily, with a look back around (5)
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Dance about, get spotted (5)
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Wrong bits used to make part of a weapon (9)
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Induce drummer to entertain battalion? Quite the reverse! (5,2)
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29s from first principles, as on the 17 (7)
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Every so often, try and win on entertainment programmes here (5)
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Award given to Taco Bell (3)
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Big build-up to the pair of us beginning to reconcile (5)
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Delivers uniform? By one report, but not according to me! (4,3)
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Oddie in front of
Goodies
line-up of stars
(7)
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Deploring mis-alignment? (9)
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Strong-smelling lubricant behind pleasurable activity (5)
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Hints and tips for Colin ‘let’s upset everybody’ Sell (5)
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Go over Tim’s head and screen performance lacking energy (9)
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Brilliant contribution from Graeme Garden (4)
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If you’re not sure, keep it! (4,4)
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Twice turn round and, losing heart, deny being pious (5-5)
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One of Barry, Robin or Maurice performing – what an animal! (6)
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When at first you are getting frisky, position doesn’t matter (8)
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Pale, stop messing around (4)
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Position away from the freezer? (6)
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Tire jack (4)
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Floods burrows (5)
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Slippery customer felt up in quite sweet surroundings (10)
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Spray a bit of scent on 3 (5)
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Those restoring sight with chicken’s heart and rabbit’s foot could be witches (8)
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White offspring of stallions and donkeys sounds like a horse (8)
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Esteban’s really, really upset Japanese schoolgirl (3-3)
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One that writes about grams, a tonne, or an ounce? (3,3)
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Spooner’s to drop some pounds somewhere in Scotland (4,4)
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See 24 Down
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‘Green sage stems in yogurt’ and other delicious appetisers (4)
Crossword Information
Series
Cryptic
Number
29933
Date
18 February 2026
Setter
Soup
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