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Cryptic 29287 - 24 January 2024 - set by Maskarade for the Guardian
Across
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Australia tried enthusiastically removing England's openers – harsh! (7)
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Prison warden blowing his top – nothing new in section of wing (7)
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Husband's trapped in bar, cut off (5)
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Tiger seen wandering – but certainly not here (9)
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Noble women tot up letters (10)
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Infection for the oculist? Yes! (4)
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Men retire and set out for Roman road (6,6)
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Mission one: punctual BBC debate (8,4)
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A river? Certainly not! But it is! (4)
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Not that tiny now (4,6)
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Popular officer, mainly (2,7)
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Lowdown on the team's spirits (5)
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It affects sheep, as price is variable (7)
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Parts of a fugue – one finally started by Stravinsky and completed by Tippett (7)
Down
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Area of France that's almost too brill! (6)
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Law suit finally disposed of – for a figure (6)
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German prince regularly rattled the voters (10)
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Stops blowing top and relaxes (5)
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Grammatical parity? Yes, of course! (9)
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Alternate alternately, before Easter (4)
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Right note, wrong information for physicist (8)
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Foremost crossword compiler, almost sweet (8)
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T. Greig's men ordered spice (4,6)
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Press hack in loco? (4,5)
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Pale blue Toyota model scratching parking sign (8)
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Adolescent showing support with flipping king's daughter (8)
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A small-holder in the fruit trade (6)
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Sign, for example, mounted on car (6)
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Fish shoulders, oddly! (5)
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Cut up skittles (4)