Lacking nose Tycho ultimately miserable for nothing (9)

Independent Cryptic #12102 | 9 Across | 2025-07-23
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I haven't cracked this one yet — but the brilliant team at Fifteensquared have:

Last letter (ultimately) of [tych] O + DOUR (miserable) + FREE (for nothing = at no cost). “Nose” as in wine-speak = scent. The surface suggests the Renaissance astronomer Tycho Brahe, who lost part of his nose in a duel during his student days and wore a metal prosthesis for the rest of his life.

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