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Cryptic 29571 - 20 December 2024 - set by Picaroon for the Guardian
Across
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In need of a trim suit, hero wants nothing fancy (7)
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Tucking into a round, a lot of miserable sherry (7)
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Fan of country group getting into light rap (7)
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Good 2 is better (7)
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Sites devoted to cultivation and love? Wagner and Strauss won’t have one (8)
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Saw 14 Down’s agreement with one of the Kennedys (5)
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Wrong and twisted heart of America (5)
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Piece of fiction with classical air that’s out of date (3)
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How Miles ends Kind of Blue is appropriate (5)
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Silly opening of 4 addressing dictator from the east (5)
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Latin neologism goes around two continents (3,5)
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Loaded investor hasn’t finished acquiring dodgy firm (7)
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Fur coats are very possibly delivered (7)
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Fixed water dispenser aboard vehicle (7)
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Briefly cook something hot or something sweet (7)
Down
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Guy Burgess finally cracks (5)
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More ironic, entertaining Time correspondent, say (6)
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E.g. sentence with funny remark, to some extent, on cover of Melville books (10)
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What 2 might produce – The 19 Down? (6)
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Glee as gutted Starmer gets hammered for extravagant gifts (8)
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2 marks his work, perhaps (4)
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European stopping dissolute man’s activity in The 12 (8)
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Broke doughnut for Spanish nurses (4)
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2 and broadcaster supporting party over free votes (10)
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Point about end of novel – The 21 (4)
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Saccharin occasionally cut as energy drink ingredient (4)
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Deposing leader, note one state is hostile (8)
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Bar boss with a pair of kids around New Year (8)
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Fancied both men and women eating a condiment (6)
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This person dons large undies – they’re delivered in autumn (6)
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2 with article on line dealing with 17 and 3 (5)
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Like 8 27 in book fair, initially ignored (4)
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People left overwhelmed by two different fines (4)