Upper third of school eats free meals, which degrades teacher’s “invitation” (3,2,5,5)
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Across
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Blame argument for cutting hand (8)
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Old fogey just quits (6)
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One’s apparently not informed m’colleague (6)
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In games, two out of three forwards appear overall (3-2-3)
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Knock here – radio presenter dressing! (4)
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Standard supplement for contract worker at Victoria Station? (5,5)
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Salon’s No 1 supporter given a vessel for immersion (7)
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Town branch taking delivery of precious commodity (7)
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Means to get to Hogwarts chambers in two seconds (10)
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Uncassocked choirboy maybe depressing clergyman (4)
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Veteran car – Model T, I suspect – about to be driven away (3-5)
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Champion FC’s no longer ad-free action arenas (6)
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Perhaps 9 is impossible, on reflection (6)
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On the slide not one is playful (8)
Down
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Upper third of school eats free meals, which degrades teacher’s “invitation” (3,2,5,5)
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Royals, predominantly, come and go, revelling in sexual activity … none here now (8,7)
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Isn’t it being overlooked by second Carnival man? (5-5)
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Staying in, waste a chance for publicity (5,2)
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Terminally, Cleopatra so bitten yesterday? (4)
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Game 6: Olympian driving German car – he scores (8,7)
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A happy day in prospect at the Abbey? (5,10)
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Club badly broken during Hitler’s short war (10)
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Wander here, when prowler’s night finally becomes day (7)
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Our race times, from the people staging the Tourist Trophy (4)

Crossword Information

Series
Prize
Number
29625
Date
22 February 2025
Setter
Enigmatist
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