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Prize 29416 - 22 June 2024 - set by Brummie for the Guardian
Across
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White female featured in article (5)
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Blood cell cycle out – rebooted with drug (9)
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Lawbreaker demanding tip to store working crane (9)
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Policeman’s drink on retirement (5)
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Northerner – I say! – bagging Dior creation (7)
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Medieval instrument about to be given a novel name (7)
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No limits to returning serfs’ fever (5)
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Singer, Jack, appearing in scholarly books (3,5)
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Cold English houses of the past (5)
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Bird caught outside one avian centre, which didn’t go down well (7)
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US state has scope to perform a dental operation (7)
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Don’t jump the gun – hang on pending the computer experts! (4,3,2)
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Old PC from celebrated British designer, short of some memory (9)
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Staggering mythical bird at Killarney’s outskirts (5)
Down
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Auditorium bag, not old (4)
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Old vehicles from church, with a bold, colourful display on Sabbath (8)
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Dramatist put away? No way! (4)
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IT broadcast with Naples’ most outspoken (8)
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Horse you could tell the time by? (6)
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Youngster going round ship getting kicks – overbearing type (10)
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Needing specs to see one’s old photograph (6)
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Stag do evening eventually starts with Rex (4)
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Top soldier and officer going round Spain (5)
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Sound as a bell, taking in Saigon excursion, being a doctor? (10)
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Musical sort of basket, open-ended (5)
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Doctor carries one thing around for a certain time (8)
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Put your foot down (ostentatiously high-heeled?) to take part in this contest (4,4)
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Flog a church set of Old Testament books (6)
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Bully and lout backing up a dishonest tradesman (6)
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Stick with British post (4)
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Passion tree with bifurcate tip (4)
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Story about disposing of Roger’s trinkets (4)