Guardian Cryptic #23250

2004-09-17

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1a

Read about Blair backing restraint (6)

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4a

High-minded killjoy gets in the way of treating milk (7)

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9a

Cover for sleeper makes bottom grow bigger (9)

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10a

Shy people round the North take tiny steps (5)

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11a

Sticky substance makes you fall again (5)

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12a

Two boozers getting round us, being uncivilised (9)

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13a

Sound of car horn that is hard on the chief (7)

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15a

Mixed choir holds onto dead flower (6)

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17a

Fibres working loose in underpants (6)

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19a

Red tape cut and decreased in thickness (7)

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22a

Re-run bath cured pain (9)

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24a

Up in arms freebooter is beheaded (5)

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26a

One captured by formal King of Troy (5)

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27a

A loose pig is running wild, so say sorry (9)

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28a

Wild flower in shadow shot up (3,4)

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29a

Lay out fashionable underwear (6)

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Down

1d

Difficult to hold an award up, Ms Kerr (7)

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2d

Rich king keeps it dark when standing up (5)

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3d

Dear husband no longer preoccupied (9)

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4d

Experience lower than life (7)

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5d

Dance with spirit, back half visible (5)

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6d

No-hoper holds false idol to be one who rows (9)

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7d

Fly in trial upside down over Southeast (6)

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8d

Flawed agate, black inside, is soaked in boiling water (3,3)

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14d

Stretched up, standing and unfolding (9)

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16d

Sign of island growth (9)

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18d

This type of dog must get wise about America (7)

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19d

Worthless money given to Kitty (6)

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20d

Most obscure deed unfinished, leading to annoyance (7)

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21d

Influence group of journalists in the outhouse (6)

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23d

Work gathered up in time (5)

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25d

Whisper some of Spinoza's ideas (5)

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