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Cryptic 29472 - 27 August 2024 - set by Anto for the Guardian
Across
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Spooner’s accused principal dancer of being a promiscuous type (3,6)
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Important religious text is sectarian (5)
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Melting ice sheet’s a brute – why climb it? (7,3,5)
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My good man – regularly forceful he is (4)
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Appropriate entrance for central Harrow? (8)
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Normal lady at home opposes such a loner (3,3,3)
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Plain part of Cornwall an oasis (5)
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Your drained, after having modelled for this randy fellow (5)
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No ironing when drunk! Get some food (5,4)
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Let me through for this dance (6-2)
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Asian money needed when adding height to club … (4)
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… our central location for revealing secrets (7,3,3,2)
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Drug measures would be heartless for some females (5)
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Faded plant lacks depth on the nose (9)
Down
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Constable is a bit soft, having released Liberal (5)
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Made call to get cops involved in action (7)
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It was used to make Roman omelette (4)
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Look briefly at reports of maximum irritation (4)
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Experience of getting high yield before – it’s coming back (6,4)
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Pay-off at end of poem (6,4)
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Island got really enraged initially over nothing (7)
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Seem awkward wearing underwear for introduction to programme (5,4)
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They’ll see you in court for covering street with obstacles (10)
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Omit cover for privates providing order in sticky situation (2,8)
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Seafood store where ragged boy rested (6,3)
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He recorded his times without telling us (7)
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Authoritative reason given to child querying parental order (1,4,2)
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Stand over major city – just a bit (5)
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Make mistake and scarper without finishing (4)
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Spirit shown by master catholic (4)