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Cryptic 29686 - 5 May 2025 - set by Vulcan for the Guardian
Across
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Old Albert has to pay attention to tea at home (5,5)
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Dangerous animal? Nonsense (4)
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Unruly, following drunk in court? (10)
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Going for this number is cheap (4)
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Perhaps Houdini’s key defender (12)
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Usual memo for altering impressive tomb (9)
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French maid’s trimmed hat (5)
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One rising and beginning to break into dance (5)
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For example, Edward likely to plead guilty? (9)
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Band having plenty of coal? Exactly (8,4)
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Up and about shortly for wine (4)
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Without moving fills drawer with money (5-5)
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The capital of Italy? (4)
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Demonstrate against worker perhaps, one typically with strong work ethic (10)
Down
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Takes a partner a day, in brief (4)
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Hardy woman’s tresses regularly combed out (4)
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Strip, but not for running (4,8)
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In hard currency area one may be laughing (5)
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Douglas is here, but implicitly not his wife? (4,2,3)
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Kick out keyboard player, one expecting perfection (10)
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A very long way, suffering in grisly heat (5,5)
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Instruments, and twice as many singers (6,6)
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Start a new life as a man (10)
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One silently expectant that gives dinner a bit of a lift? (4,6)
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Come across blokes heading off to the bar (9)
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Gold coin: train to clip top and bottom (5)
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Italian city’s irrational appeal (4)
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Tree-dweller just too long for narrow opening (4)