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Everyman 4084 - 26 January 2025 - for the Guardian
Across
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Detective Inspector, cop, old copper, last thing in obnoxiousness: dinosaur! (10)
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Nothing new about Welshman (4)
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Jalopy in which conductor confined? (10)
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Rowers swaggered (4)
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Snob: one who calls everyone simply ‘Sir’ or ‘Madam’? (4-7)
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Catchy song remixed, Warmonger – No Good (7)
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One’s just arrived, consumed by inert gas (7)
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Sally’s beginning to wear uniform – twice, as a rule (7)
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Polymeric rows, ornately twisted – essential in nutrition, primarily? (7)
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Pages describing Scotsman Oscar having row with keyboardist (5,6)
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The writer swindles revered figure (4)
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From prison, runs into trouble – who sees it all? (3,7)
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Standard choice of extremes of Neoplatonism (4)
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Meets anger flexibly for treaties (10)
Down
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As you heard, one who’ll stain clothes is awful (4)
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Meaty spread for the Crown (4)
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English actor to flourish following location of Disney World (7,5)
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‘Best opera? Time’s running out! Time’s running short!’ … ‘I’m not sure’ (7)
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African’s somewhat smug and annoying (7)
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Lacks power supply in offices etc (10)
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City’s owner, surprisingly, Banks (3,7)
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Yogurt: ‘moo’ or ‘oat’, principally? Irritated parent’s testy response (2,2,4,4)
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Topless – impertinence – starting again! (10)
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Minstrel with horn going round queen, old and grumpy (10)
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Flogging – initially taking seconds, becoming year – crying in pain (7)
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Outstanding isle for exile: constantly speak up (7)
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Feature observed in etching (4)
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A woman – a flower – Everyman with chance? Almost (4)