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Cryptic 29134 - 28 July 2023 - set by Paul for the Guardian
Across
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Bird: do as might a happy harrier? (7)
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Weak drink I kept in mind, when heading off (7)
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See 20
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Juicy thing, millions pilfered by billionaire rival of Bezos Jeff? (4,5)
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Disagreement when liaisons initially too hard? (6,4)
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Stuff in shortened pain (4)
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No consolation, promise of luxury at ice hotel? (4,7)
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With this, pound feeds a brave soul when toiling? (5,6)
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Fine passage from Messiah and so memorable (8)
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Johnson crooked, slightly lacking, a whimsical character behind bars? (5,5)
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Strategist getting to pin down artist in conversation? (9)
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Crown: one on a queen, I appreciate that is round (5)
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In the open, time's cut too, (7)
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Egg layer had nice waves (7)
Down
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Cunning having stolen goods, not going straight (6)
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Funky, like an LP? (6)
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A British scam involving English teenagers, say (3,7)
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This chap's in bright cap (5)
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Item of furniture for a penny? Cot broken, inevitably (4,5)
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Chicken cut up with Scottish course (8)
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Explosive power of the consumer voiced? (8)
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Cold inside explosive that's warm for electronic device? (10)
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Disadvantage: storytelling talent, reportedly? (9)
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Lids in part of combustion engine neither opening nor closing — really? (2,4,2)
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Salt in plain shellfish (8)
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Where patient may be ahead (6)
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Bird in box filled with duck muck (6,5)
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Empty lemonade can designed as a weapon (5)
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Slim down parliament (4)