Extremely civilised – second nature for new Assembly welcoming bishop (8)
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Agreed rent for rotating deck (8)
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Ringmaster accepts vocal contributions from Simon Mayo (5)
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Make listener listen, eventually? (4)
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The end for Amorim, United badly limited by a mixture of agencies (10)
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Position marker moving cover to cover point, finally (6)
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Sars, possibly – the same wide-ranging cases (8)
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Still time to feed monkey one (2,5)
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Attend cop-shop about clearing nonconformist (7)
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Spooner’s reported bad weather – this’ll take blows up front (8)
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Root offered money for services when procuring Ashes? (6)
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Consuming carbon, bacteria fit local habitats (10)
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Marquetry left on centre of business counter (4)
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It’s a surprise to ’ear from ’Arry Eliot (5)
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Who’s missing when closing book on extended New Testament? (8)
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Extremely civilised – second nature for new Assembly welcoming bishop (8)
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Edges away from crag by way of waterfall (4)
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It may be ducked by person facing Scotty? (6)
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Where artist paints, to start with, eight landscapes in a row (7)
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So to translate entails involving Italy? (8)
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Landlady perhaps after squat, this communication’s from the heart (4,6)
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Endless pursuit of cyclist, one that’s seen at resort? (6)
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Inspector stuck at sea, it seems, suggesting justice (10)
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Picked up moving note from Aztec Empire’s head (8)
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Man here one hears about, saving lives (5,3)
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Good Beer Guide? CAMRA nut excluding English independent (7)
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Avoid having key cut (6)
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Bloodsucker is in Toulouse over and over again (6)
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From underneath, check Trump’s derrière (4)

Crossword Information

Series
Prize
Number
29781
Date
23 August 2025
Setter
Enigmatist
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