Guardian Cryptic #29647

2025-03-20

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8a

Old boy back on the Bordeaux with nothing for a hot meal (8)

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9a

Press home one’s advantage, or scatter to the winds (6)

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10a

A rarely pretentious bunch? (4)

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11a

Extra material in university course, and taking that is killing for an American (10)

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12a

Caution packing a fine flask (6)

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14a

Upon which rabbit departs, his innings involving no runs? (3,5)

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15a

Being repeatedly exercised made a bore (7)

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17a

A weakness for a woman’s name in Shakespeare? (7)

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20a

Cream she churned, product of a goat (8)

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22a

Knight, seized from behind by murderer, that hangs from a tree (6)

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23a

Working in black, draw companion (10)

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24a

Creepy obsessive for one writing avoiding unfamiliar alphabet (4)

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25a

Jazz trombonist has a year off for time in rural area (6)

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26a

Assume command to get into shelter doesn’t include Charlie (4,4)

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Down

1d

Ancient relic restaurant patron spotted, some say (8)

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2d

Nervous away from the centre (4)

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3d

Chopstick? (6)

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4d

Dressing up to do a sort of calypso (7)

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5d

Little star, one doing a turn round Malaysian capital (8)

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6d

Opposing the regime, native is to suffer (4-6)

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7d

One far off? Absolutely not (2,4)

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13d

No ordinary people get good luck (3,3,4)

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16d

Basic principles of the weather (8)

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18d

Line of verse neat and safe but lacking power (8)

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19d

Perhaps fine writer always includes regular characters in plot (7)

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21d

Keep performing, securing a single engagement (6)

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22d

Like the side of the face to be forward? (6)

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24d

Sellers for example don’t stop (4)

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