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Cryptic 29235 - 23 November 2023 - set by Paul for the Guardian
Across
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Spooner's glimpse behind Spooner's obscuration? (3-6)
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Charming thing replacing British leader in PM once with leader in multimillionaire (4)
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Almost nothing that is absorbing moisture, initially, drying mixture (4,4)
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A jacket shortened, very hot? (6)
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Dog – spaniel? (6)
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Grating a third of cheese, why put on loose fragments? (8)
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Small red and white rats (6)
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Good long periods after horse vaults (8)
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Mixture, potato served to Mennonites, but no starter? (8)
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Additional pair of letters for dictator? (6)
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Where porridge tasted by European, but not an egg, say (4,4)
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Left-leaning lefty, minister in speech (6)
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Fireplace, something cold or warm, then hot (6)
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Still figures increase joining factory (8)
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Rock star bedding very old model (4)
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Figure in biblical text inspired by head, powerful leader (9)
Down
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Image, digital fake by the sound of it? (5)
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Drop a girdle over (7)
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Green OBE? (5)
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Firstly, eagle drops after cuckoo leaps over the moon (7)
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Tidy lower field (9)
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Cross-country race? (7)
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Nonsense passes as expression of glee (4,5)
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Article in cereal, something to eat (5,4)
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Shuttle breaks with it (9)
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Ace of diamonds? (4,3)
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One's idiotic hum? (7)
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Corrupt board after business in Spanish city (7)
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Very repetitive climax in Jimi Hendrix tune then, 'Foxy Lady' (5)
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Joint investment in bank ledger (5)