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Cryptic 29578 - 30 December 2024 - set by Vulcan for the Guardian
Across
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Go to visit fox? Abandon this fantasy! (4,4,2,5)
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Clear O for what hopes to attract many Xs (9)
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Legal to be executed? That’s dreadful (5)
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Woman’s clothing said to be shaggy (7)
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Seaside clown, and maybe why his theatre is closed (7)
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Concerning, drinking unknown whiskey (3)
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In Franglais, October is wet a little (7)
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More demanding guide to go round our ships (7)
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Pop these in a pot and rudely eat lots (3,4)
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Cleaning seat, start to cheer City (3,4)
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Vegetable repeats in the stomach (3)
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Cheese is extravagant in one of the Costas (7)
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Do this on the donkey or duck (7)
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Spanish man’s first to leave card game (5)
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In panic, if retired, shaking (9)
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A cryptic clue for the Y in ‘Independence Day’ (3,6,2,4)
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Chose more tomato salad that had nasty consequences for one (4,4,2,5)
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Staff alternative country house (5)
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Flat due for renovation but a failure to do it (7)
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A film of our civilisation? (7)
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Actors on tour store up plays (7)
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Stand before entrance barrier needing to be raised (7)
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Judge has purpose in period for public consultations (9)
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School break in sum– ? (4-4,7)
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Easily provoked, slice a rib in pieces (9)
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The Origin of (some) Species (3)
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Japanese fish: the answer is initially obvious (3)
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Are a month old? This is a century old (3,4)
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Splash drops over small pitch (7)
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Two heights enclose a harbour of very little value once (7)
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Bishop quietly taking on brief quarrel (7)
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Fail to wear a uniform and I’ll see you (5)