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Cryptic 29143 - 8 August 2023 - set by Brummie for the Guardian
Across
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Bush envoy opening Republican art venue (5)
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Name Spike (after farewell) as sweetheart (9)
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Old store of brine that fermented (5,4)
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Progress easily in Disney zone? (5)
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I say Gable's last seen with Garland in Fatal Attraction! (7)
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Glass makes blubber last — weird! (7)
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Marsh transformed in Goa? (5)
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Bell, British soldier: well out of it (3)
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Stop working for an aristocrat (5)
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In torment, as I survey columnar distortion (7)
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Actor's assistant of no use in a strip club? (7)
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Trust it to enter note (5)
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Miracle worked — Sheeran's won from evil! (9)
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Inject new life into right sort of rest cure (9)
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Two sides missing from Lewis's song (5)
Down
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It's not gross to eat with pond inhabitant (4)
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Hugo and I at the premiere of African Queen (8)
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Become weary of Green (4)
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'Restricted flight area manager' used as trivia (8)
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Presidential candidate loses weight with microchip surgery (6)
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Refusing to alter one's view can­not be spoken of around wife! (10)
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Nameless wild flower (6)
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Opera house, the last for French city (4)
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Weapon's look not good (5)
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English international lacks energy to run, for the main part (5,5)
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Unsociable type, single, welcom­ed by political extremes (5)
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Drug referee outside college (8)
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A flavouring of wine: tip of pear in blossom (8)
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Long time with artist (6)
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Herb's sort of horse (6)
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Supporting duke's cross (4)
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Sly has stiffener — way to go (4)
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Drink taken after entrance to Death Valley (4)