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Cryptic 29269 - 3 January 2024 - set by Paul for the Guardian
Across
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Powerful cut behind ending in catch, grrrr! (8)
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Escape punishment and pass out (3,3)
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Lump in throat before game, teenage passion? (6,6)
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Eleven witches taste starter in cockroach, shame decapitated (8,4)
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Range with a figure in pounds (9)
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See 21
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Vessel's tiny mouth? (6)
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Trimming on parasol in whiter than white colour (6)
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Lose sense, briefly, as troll (6)
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'These islands are Danish', kings proclaimed (6)
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Piece of camembert: ought it, typically, to be hard cheese? (5,5)
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Ben-Hur, not surprisingly, a character loved by many women (9)
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Sandwich with a good filling for virtuoso (8)
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Diamonds held in mobile units – one of those with crown jewels on display? (6)
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Hard to swallow, 's dubious as a homophone? (6)
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English poet briefly embracing American characteristic of thrillers (8)
Down
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Back pain over half way down (3)
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Amber, say, to commit further offence? (5)
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Sounds and visuals I edit, almost all mum rubbished (10)
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See 9 Across
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Tory failing over banks (4)
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Card before queen ultimately is for ace player? (6,3)
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I persist, for determination in the end works (5,6)
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Stupid moralistic performance without lecture? (3-8)
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First of germs caught in hanky you and I lifted, gripping item (5,5)
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Little one played near older relative in the pits? (4,5)
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Bloomers dropped, pulled up to cover bare bum (6)
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Senior has boiled rice regularly (5)
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See 10 Across
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Relative: 'M' for it in audible accent? (3)