Impound (10)
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Across
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Impound (10)
7
Displayer of an L (7)
8
Contrivance of interlocking parts for fastening (5)
10
Form of cricket (4)
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One that’s Laughing in the Wallace Collection (8)
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Less sensible – breakfast item (6)
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Wine seller – a bodge (anag) (6)
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Poppycock (8)
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e.g. Peter the Great (4)
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Diversion for a toddler – trombone component (5)
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Pollen producers (7)
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e.g. honey (10)
Down
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Leather riding leggings (5)
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Low square (4)
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Encroachment (6)
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Big crested parrot (8)
5
Occasion for nourishment (7)
6
Crockery frames (5,5)
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Eternally frozen subsoil (10)
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One with an appreciation for the finer things (8)
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Aquatic creature that’s not really feline (3,4)
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Wilhelm II, e.g. (6)
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It comes between blood and tears (5)
20
___-in-arms – 23ac (4)

Crossword Information

Series
Quick
Number
17389
Date
29 January 2026
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