Craft from Spain’s No.1 seed holding serve quietly (9)
Craft from Spain’s No.1 seed holding serve quietly (9)
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Craft from Spain’s No.1 seed holding serve quietly (9)
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Post left after a month in Paris (4)
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‘Trumpet God’ Miles getting fleeced (4,4)
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Fancy Middle-Eastern bread with cheese crust on the counter (6)
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Finish from Lionel Messi resolved matters? (6)
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Guitarist upset Mani with grating sound outside (5,3)
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European articles limiting sulphur in fuel (6)
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Poor drainage for plant (8)
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Crowds taking in revolutionary Italian paintings (8)
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Bird
reflected style of jazz finales from Charlie Parker
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Warmer training inside for heptathlon (8)
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Characters in council raging about constituent from Kyiv? (6)
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Sport newspaper covering action regularly (6)
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The French cycling holiday is most verdant (8)
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Pool competition’s ending in Hull (4)
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Tahini oddly inspiring cool meal for cannibal (9)
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Attributes of Australian swimmer’s back crawl (5)
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Pretends Big Bird’s upset in bottom of Sesame Street? (7)
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Ultimately take ferry to visit Galapagos Islands (5)
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Tips from heart-throb on silver purse from Kate Spade (7)
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Prime Minister finally came round and gave first performance (9)
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Two girls in brief medley (7)
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Copying musical notes up (9)
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Sweetheart enthusiastic about catching flipping bouquet (9)
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Grand National winner allowed to carry small load (9)
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Suggested one politician didn’t tell the truth (7)
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Poet read out description of 1d? (7)
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Romeo somehow easier to get erect again (7)
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It’s clear material girl supports government (5)
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Playwright sent up children’s author endlessly (5)
Crossword Information
Series
Prize
Number
29894
Date
3 January 2026
Setter
Brockwell
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