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Cryptic 29604 - 29 January 2025 - set by Qaos for the Guardian
Across
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Extract money from tooth after Penny’s opposed (5)
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English party talk is complicated (9)
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Henry’s wearing odd socks, put to selling shoelaces here? (4,5)
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Game played beside the fire? (5)
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Stock market activity performed under the table (7)
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Mark’s a player with no handicap (7)
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Chief of Police thrown out of club, say (5)
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Deep 23 evenly flowing west (3)
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Toast bread (5)
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Perfectly holding body of fighters with tug (3,4)
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Striped pastel covered in shade to a large extent (7)
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Very fond of husband’s orange top, not pants (3,2)
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I’m stopping horrible racists with swords (9)
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They tend flowers Ivan oddly swapped with queen (9)
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Still taking days returning toy (5)
Down
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Good time follows single and double (4)
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Failure of power gives rise to censorship (8)
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Weapons and gifts exchanging hands (4)
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Enthusiasts choose to enter river and start to swim (8)
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1,000,000 donkeys – that’s loads … (6)
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… 10001000 story is similar? (10)
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Promote book: ‘Egypt on Vacation’ (6)
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Support or prohibit defending base (4)
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Able to eat trout regularly with food (5)
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Russia repelled, firmly established without capital being hemmed in (10)
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Dear Mel … (5)
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… most annoyed doctor rang – it’s about tablet (8)
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Cryptically, draws in a direction away from port (8)
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Wife rates sexy member of Pink Floyd (6)
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One sampling bit of salsa covered in potato (6)
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Mercury eclipsing face of Uranus and Earth? That’s immense (4)
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10 across taking time – hint? (4)
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Island broadcaster on air (4)