Cryptic crossword No 29,423 | Crosswords | The Guardian
Cryptic crossword No 29,423 set by Vulcan
Across
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1
Camp entertainer is an old soldier (7)
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5
Rage at seducer, a bloodsucker (7)
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10
Band shortening housework (4)
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11
How to secure a little garlic? (5,5)
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12
Arouse reader (6)
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13
Stranded across lake, turned white (8)
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14
Buzz off, dude – head off for bliss (9)
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16
Secret police in almost unmoving position (5)
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17
Nasty mark on end of toe is a big worry (5)
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19
Can enter amazing year, a notable one (9)
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23
One struggling to recall a cinema’s collapse (8)
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24
Countenance decline in struggle (6)
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26
Man that’s simple and safe as a disciple (5,5)
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27
Attack drawer with papers (4)
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28
Mockingly say led inside, returning stripped (7)
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29
Rage can break out, leading to mass slaughter (7)
Down
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2
Flipping heavy book: Vulcan’s expressing feelings (7)
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3
He takes a bow, promoted in police department (5)
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4
Very old canine tooth’s first to disintegrate (7)
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6
A uniform required for exam? (1-5)
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7
Noble not turning up for university (9)
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8
Chirpy types heading off youthful disease (7)
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9
Site of imperial palaces in Bedford, remarkably big town (9,4)
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15
Being aggressively smashed in Hull? (9)
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18
Victor avoiding hot pink flower (7)
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20
Pub, a place for souvlaki and retsina? (7)
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21
Dishonestly manipulating tackle (7)
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22
I’d raised short magic formula to cause disappearance (6)
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25
Father with new alluring woman (5)
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