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Prize 28931 - 3 December 2022 - set by Brummie for the Guardian
Across
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Greek character's collared by drunk philosopher (7)
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One's involved in backing country's diet (7)
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Day daughter omitted to follow Latin primate? (5)
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Excellent T-shirt on fellow at fair? (3-6)
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Relish being shut off in Amiens, surprisingly (10)
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Be annoying, when a good chap abandons dog (4)
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Gossip needs time to enter name and two temporary initials in account (6-6)
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Exhausted and is taken aback by '5' in part of crossword that's comprehensive (3-9)
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Sack author who's ditched two leading characters (4)
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Fancy gemstone inlaid with an exotic fruit (10)
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Report: 'Former political organisation is on rocks' (9)
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Move made by bird that's lost its independence (5)
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Herb carries, ultimately, the can for VIP's team? (7)
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Part of group, including FBI agents (7)
Down
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One who soothes a charger (6)
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Do to keep one's equivalence (6)
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Totally unconcerned at home, with a very small amount of money, not able to include one (10)
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Orchestral passage — dear me, it's over! (5)
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Espresso's lousy — take it back! (9)
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What greedy consumers do about Cork County (4,4)
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Artist from China, imbued with strength of character (8)
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Informant? I dispute that with raging fire! (8)
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Gather electronic device is a pest (7,3)
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Full of gas, it goes up in nasty vat leak (9)
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One bent on disrupting airline's return route somehow? (8)
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Top shelf made suitable for high living? (8)
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Spur found to Cleopatra's right? (6)
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Most outstanding head moves down, as pests do (6)
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John gains name on the inside (5)
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