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Cryptic 29694 - 14 May 2025 - set by Philistine for the Guardian
Across
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By itself, the Yankee territory introduction of cruel capital punishment means nothing will be the same (3,5,4,3,1-8)
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Extremely ostentatious about unpleasant smells (6)
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Finally given by a cruel father: clothing, identity (4,3,7)
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See 10
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Come up with component for main ventilator (6)
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Answer sailor for this way of washing (8)
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Last year’s pilot to start in rapid part of air show (7)
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Parochial urinals in a mess (7)
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Beast stripped car held by church (6)
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Now or Christmas? (3,7,4)
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Plaster almost stuck firm (6)
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See 8
Down
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Quiet type of music starts off nicely, ending loud with explosive bit (8)
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Index heard in action under the table? (4)
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Crash Philistine’s agreement (6)
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American starts to eat disgusting cold and raw banger (4,3)
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Musician not on in London with Babyshambles (3,5)
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Setter or solver’s terribly sultry (5,5)
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As if by magic, Northern city’s not North (6)
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Trained spy team won’t take a step into the void (5,5)
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Inspector could turn very sour (8)
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Films regularly inspired by Shakespearean element (8)
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X interrupting frilly period of inactivity (7)
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That content is covered by this arrangement for instruments (2-4)
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Rest shows up in discrepant accounting (6)
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Simple wrap as temperature previously went up (4)