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Cryptic 29559 - 6 December 2024 - set by Omnibus for the Guardian
Across
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8’s more likely to break – some might say bust – a US server (6,5)
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Companion to Donner und Blitzen can upset in the German (6)
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Oxford don who likes a post-coital cuddle (7)
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8’s eggs and fibre in batter (3,4)
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Thousands and thousands initially inside place where 1/21, 9, 10, 12/20 and 24/26 might be seen (10)
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Scorer seen in 8’s crystal ball (4,4)
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Note reverberated within? (5)
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Conquered lands and advanced with old leaders of resistance losing dogfight (3,5)
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Condensed e.g. copyright’s length first, and reduced credit (8)
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‘Principle’ is anyway alien to X (5)
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See 12
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Smoked, having first of rations cut, made ready for winter (3-7)
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Announce withdrawal of lawsuit? (7)
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Skipper below her best, according to 8 (7,6)
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Conduct unbecoming when Carlisle gets together with a zealot (6)
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Down
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Post-operative bottles one drinks? (5)
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You end a riot? Capital! (7)
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Missed alarm as a result of those faced by 9 and 24/26 – permit to include its first (9)
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Have nothing to do with nothing in returning prima donna (5)
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Buffalo Bill back before a boar shot (7)
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Crowd’s customary welcome for 9 includes seedy motel vacancy (4,2,3)
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8’s judicious bet on England 9 (5,4)
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The faithful repudiate abridged Bible extract (9)
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Plant’s advice on how to make Britton grow? (5,4)
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Baby eluding changing (7)
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Worry about Facebook owner’s identity tracker (4,3)
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See 1 Across
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A special occasion for an online rant? (5)