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Cryptic 29233 - 21 November 2023 - set by Philistine for the Guardian
Across
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Empty large car? Earth cost appalling! (7,7)
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See 1
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Better garden party? (5)
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Helper turned to describe complicated graph for birth control (9)
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Forest dwellers seeing prophet come back to Earth? (5,5)
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Posed with indignation and mockery (6)
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A patch liable to emerge from this feature of first floor letters (12,5)
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Contents of menu binder covered by German improvements (12)
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See 12
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Brief time in fashion, a nose condom (10)
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Leisurely moo in field getting loud at the end (4-5)
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Representation is fine in net returns (5)
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At last, it's my turn: give your blessing, try working together (7)
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Others yelled regularly for transformation (7)
Down
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Cutty's type of sea (6)
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Catch mate briefly on the way up (6)
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Using a digger as weapon to secure poor-quality residence (10)
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Summer snake (5)
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A bracelet designed for future identification? (9)
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Long-suffering (4)
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Deal using diplomacy to secure managed end of hostilities (8)
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Turn up volume in bank from elsewhere (8)
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Nice and within the rules to show small busts? (10)
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Order hot items for starters and a cherry pudding (9)
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Fancy seeing us as clever people! (8)
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Insert implement in cut (8)
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Essential wear first and foremost for Shrek character (6)
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After love, packed for Danish port (6)
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See 14 Across
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Pole in a fight (4)