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Cryptic 29710 - 2 June 2025 - set by Vulcan for the Guardian
Across
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A merry man, one said to be cooking food (5,4)
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Stress I had to avoid mishap (6)
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Rousing slogan, but be in tears after fight (6,3)
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Offspring holding beer mug? Exactly (4,2)
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Great to adhere mostly to soft drink (9)
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Fail to deal with troubled region (6)
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I’m surprised breakdown organisation covers horse (3)
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Ironing lessons outside school hours? (7,7)
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See 19
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Half a US state is a source of metals (3)
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Get computer going again with another kick? (6)
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Exhausted oneself, but a few deliveries brought success (7,2)
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Carried over island (6)
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Nice black sheep perhaps one I particularly detest (4,5)
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Shoot a ploughman (6)
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Sailor’s shanty remixed with Mac (9)
Down
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Part of the army once more deposing one president (6)
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Shrewd as Pharaoh, the leader of Egypt (6)
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The first religious believer (6)
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Excited choirs arrive in the St Austell area (7,7)
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One unfairly blamed as the first to smear cloak with butter (9)
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This luxury accommodation is the tops (9)
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Act of resistance no problem for army command (5,4)
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Miscreant concerned with affirmation of will (9)
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Safety procedure needed when digging up pavement? (4,5)
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Loaf, starter that may be needed for a simple meal (3,6)
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Past making an attempt (3)
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One may win over a king (3)
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Tree covering river bottom (6)
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Not straight, lads becoming wild animals (6)
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Some easier rambles in the mountains (6)