1 I say, why me, being sent back to a rogue school? (7)
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Cryptic 29391 - 24 May 2024 - set by Philistine for the Guardian
Across
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I say, why me, being sent back to a rogue school? (7)
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How old clothes are rubbish! (7)
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No member of an ethnic minority in America is a stinger (4)
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Mrs Sprat does talk (4,3,3)
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She sang of a broken heart, with straight love rejected (6,8)
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Unreliable obsessive hiding cryptic code finally left (9)
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Dealt with coffee from the East (5)
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Analyse pretty top and bottom (5)
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It’s rot! Solve the problem! (4,2,3)
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Intricate work or boys going berserk with spray can? (8,6)
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One US city hospital with a misguided notion … (3,7)
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… to return gold in another’s RMB (4)
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Revered creature that surprises me (4,3)
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Taken up in total, pot mixed with ecstasy (7)
Down
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Tea and a smile in distress (7)
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Spearhead stolen from tyrant’s warehouse (5)
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Holy place thumbs-down for old toys (7)
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Shaped primarily like a star (6)
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Pause quickly for something to eat (9)
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Rock managed in-house (7)
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No need to make fun of such desperate pleas for demise (4-9)
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Bag up very cautious bird (9)
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Save peeled grocer’s fruit (7)
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The Sun, for one, may be a bit loud and non-U (7)
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Steal the show from further back (7)
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Decoration for military march is cheap stuff as well (6)
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Settle clue for bark (3,2)