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Cryptic 29654 - 28 March 2025 - set by Brummie for the Guardian
Across
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Navy shop supplying country music (9)
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Get aggressively physical when criminal Ray dips into till (4,5)
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Go east in Northern Line for a nutty filling (8)
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Limp extremely drunkenly, nursing bad back (6)
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English climber’s foot caught in level rope ladder (6)
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Disallowed opportunities, not having a roof over your head? (8)
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Christmas-time drink, say, before flipping dinner alert? (6)
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Currently cold, needing doctor – anything – at end of day (8)
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Tilting executed by quirky spoiled duke (8)
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Scupper King and I? Nonsense! (6)
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Check on melody (8)
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Like Laurel is Hardy, to some extent? (6)
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Pulp, Queen united in band (6)
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Horse has one in heap (8)
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Turn over board to see gander (4)
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Nothing in research involved a runner (9)
Down
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Brook’s on time but gets fired (5)
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Do without strong ointment (7)
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One who’s certain to pass on £1001 (5)
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Tall bats on the way out – nothing more to add (3,4)
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Tried dancing in fire to create a diversion (9)
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Paid player to ache and stretch (7)
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Government system one mixed up with Sparta (9)
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Bizarre Greek quotes about conserving energy (9)
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Topping contractor, this boss? (9)
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Reverse bet’s off – in the bag (7)
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Candy twists containing note: ‘full of beans’ (7)
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Out of control horse gobbling small pillow? (7)
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See 6 Across
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Lace from southern Lakeland mountain (5)