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Cryptic 29614 - 10 February 2025 - set by Vulcan for the Guardian
Across
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Untaxed dealings in coal or jet? (5,7)
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This marine is a blue (5)
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No sinners in this parish church? (3,6)
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Small surfaces where one sees runners and riders (7)
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Take place in powerful movement to spend lavishly (7)
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More crazy, previously got up in pink (4,6)
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Showed we went in Boots (4)
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Work a large gemstone (4)
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Rich congratulations for hooker (4-6)
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Shortly arrive to approve navigator’s equipment (7)
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Remote branch not popular appointment (7)
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In weariness putting lust aside for a change (9)
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Makes tea, mentioning the after-effect of punch (5)
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Feel relieved, brewing herb tea at home on stove (7,5)
Down
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Cricketers, each arriving at London Bridge … (9)
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… the match they’ve all travelled for (4,4)
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The ultimate in snack foods for poet (5)
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Stupidly select old bayonet (4,5)
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Almost noon: too soon (6)
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Bitcoin creator who works underground (5)
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Having lost uniform, one chasing ship’s officer (6)
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Get up, when music finally reaches conclusion (6)
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Where were slaves kept once? Antarctica? (4,5)
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Whole lane out of order for a spooky time (9)
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A bit of spine needed by European in green underwear (8)
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Secret business taken up by religious sect (6)
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Hate exam, after two low grades (6)
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Surface film made from a paint (6)
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Endless unhappiness for skinflint (5)
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The last in a series of home games (5)