Age of creature coming to light, while nursing bum steer, she was given the 9, 25, 16 across, 21, roughly speaking? (6,6)
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Across
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Age of creature coming to light, while nursing bum steer, she was given the 9, 25, 16 across, 21, roughly speaking? (6,6)
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Last of gateau covered in j-jelly one’s spotted (6)
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Be familiar with negative sounds (4)
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Favourite musical’s back, that man inspired by passage in Hamilton, say? (10)
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See 1
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Hard feeding budgie, say, that might grip you? (8)
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Howl, howler: howl after undressing what might be dressed? (3,6)
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Backbone, something to do with teeth (4)
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Vegetables, pepper not e’er mentioned? (4)
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Their woes woeful then (9)
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Ambush America after revolution with Republican force (8)
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See 25
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School bags including black carrier (4-6)
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Composer, be reasonable about workshop technique (4,6)
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Use my pole that’s slippery (6)
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Rare issue more than likely? (4-2)
Down
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Being with interminable wait, he was given the 9, 25, 16 across, 21, roughly speaking? (7)
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Old Scottish striker from Dundee’s watched leaping up (5)
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One boring blueprint binned? Sketch out (7)
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Sitting on a pig, difficult at first (6)
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Diabolical war of words, now with hourly breaks (6,3)
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With first of gates locked up, enter a different compound (7)
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Advanced, say, generally with courage (5-2-3-3)
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Dressed warmly, put to bed (7,2)
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Fruit grow up – and down? (7)
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Pushed when broke ultimately, pound in arrears (7)
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Loaf pinched, morsel of loaf eaten (7)
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Maiden has caged a witch (6)
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Problem getting on with greyhound, say (5)

Crossword Information

Series
Prize
Number
29775
Date
16 August 2025
Setter
Paul
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