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Cryptic 29615 - 11 February 2025 - set by Qaos for the Guardian
Across
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Pull old-fashioned woman over for being a slowcoach (7)
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Have gangs taken over society? (7)
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Colour at the heart of nebula that’s exploding (4)
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Publicises actors moving into Norfolk area (10)
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Metal device Apple might make for Reagan? (4)
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Labour leader’s suppressing rage following Conservative mistakes (8)
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Young people take drugs into strange building (9)
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Supporters welcome end of power plants (5)
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Treatment of waste 50% removed for you and me (5)
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Playwright: I see Earnest initially getting cold feet (9)
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Queen’s champion backing artificial intelligence (8)
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Low centre of pants to reveal some flesh (4)
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Bring tea baked in tin with vegetable (6,4)
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Starter’s delightful, they say, in part (4)
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Adult exits station, not about to leave eating posh dessert (7)
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Elegant friend of Barbie in yellow (7)
Down
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One-time great still not caught (2,5)
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Party conference speaker betting the election ends in disaster (5)
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Stealing jewellery worn by Bob, model (7)
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Fancy hotel ad: ‘Not English or dated’ (3-3)
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Looked over scrambled egg, amazed (9)
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Group available to be released (3,4)
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New road cannot be remade flat (3-10)
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Owl, say, to peck enthusiast according to Spooner (9)
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Before heading to UK, this criminal kidnaps husband with unknown dog (4,3)
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Drink mixed in baths (7)
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The end is near, capturing Russia in retreat (7)
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Fabulous creature to wear piece of cloth inside (6)
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1,099 probed by us – sound? (5)