1 Quintessential replica yacht set adrift (12)
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Cryptic 29191 - 3 October 2023 - set by Arachne for the Guardian
Across
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Quintessential replica yacht set adrift (12)
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Conscious campaign to stop atomic energy (5)
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State suffering penalties (9)
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24 hours to protect house in the old country (7)
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Most advantageous silence over Epstein, oddly offed beforehand (7)
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Lacking direction, driver ultimately unable to deliver milk (10)
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Stagger out to lunch in wrong direction (4)
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Reportedly breed fish (4)
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Recent maps misplaced cliff (10)
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Inebriate elite was in charge (7)
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Degenerate's expression of contentment, lying back in bed (7)
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Endless slum in country almost making Italian scoff (9)
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One who's far from brilliant husband material (5)
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Suffering with inflammation around cut (12)
Down
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Sheepishly advanced and knocked stuffing out of lackey (9)
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Maidens make sandwiches and a light meal (5,3)
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English politician, extremely tawdry and hollow (5)
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See a lowly junk in arm of Pacific (6,3)
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Giant shih-tzus regularly unmoved (2,4)
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Saw Chinese leader blocking American order (5)
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Pasty and wine picked up for ramble (6)
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They may spread disease in clever minds (6)
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Go on date long after all else has failed (4-5)
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Quivering wings of tender bird briefly infested with lice (9)
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Pal cries out for a breather (8)
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Most indecent cleavage is in Paris (6)
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Irritable, tense and so on, Harry loses heart (6)
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Told that leaders must leave square (3,3)
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Professorship of Prosthetic Hairdressing (5)
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Liberal dons scolded youngster (5)