Independent Cryptic #11102

2022-05-13

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1a

South America importing new drug? A blight on a bright aspect (7)

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S (South) US (America) around or ‘importing’ N (new) + POT (drug)

5a

Unprincipled company abolished after I break in (6)

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co RRUPT (unprincipled) without or ‘abolishing’ CO (company) after I

9a

Form of 7 is working - I will be surrounded by miasma (9)

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IS ON (working) I inside or ‘surrounded by’ PONG (miasma)

10a

The full quartet will be back in house (5)

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A reversal (‘back’) of ALL (the full) IV (Roman numeral for 4 or ‘quartet’)

11a

Initially heard aboard railway - sources of the heavy metal beat (6)

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H (first or ‘initial’ letter of heard) inside or ‘aboard’ RY (railway) and T H M (first letters or ‘sources’ of The Heavy Metal)

12a

Disagreeable person’s son taking our cat (8)

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S (son) OUR PUSS (cat)

14a

Passion about right here? (5)

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A clue as definition – HEAT (passion) about R (right). The heart would be a good or ‘right’ place to feel passion.

16a

Opening omitted from writing about obscure source of terror? (9)

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t EXT (writing) missing first letter (‘opening omitted’) RE (about) MIST (obscure)

18a

Macho miss redefined form of sexual pleasure (9)

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19a

Dance beat with energy (5)

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20a

Cheers with depraved sultan becoming victim of hellish punishment (8)

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TA (cheers) and an anagram (‘depraved’) of SULTAN. Tantalus was a Greek mythological figure who was made to stand in a pool of water that he was never able to drink from, underneath a fruit tree whose fruit was always out of his reach.

22a

Flow of excess water never blocking wading bird (3-3)

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26a

Women’s group associated with bats: a collection of witches? (5)

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WI (Women’s Institute – ‘Women’s group’) CC ( Cricket Club – ‘associated with bats’) A

27a

Celebrities breaking German rule? Not entirely true-to-life (9)

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A-LIST (celebrities) inside or ‘breaking into’ REIC h (‘German rule’) missing last letter or ‘not entirely’

28a

Setter’s found in cold US airport in the end (6)

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I’M (setter is) ‘found in’ C (cold) LAX (US airport – Los Angeles)

29a

Greedy eaters keeping one cooking birds (7)

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PIGS (greedy eaters) around or ‘keeping’ an anagram (‘cooking’) of ONE

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1d

Police officer more prominent in series(5)

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UP (more prominent) inside SER (series)

2d

making investigation about one developing racket (5)

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NOSY (making investigation) about I (one)

3d

Forward on the cracking ice, mostly offering a taste of what’s to come (9)

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PROP (forward as in a rugby team) + an anagram (‘cracking’) of THE + IC e missing last letter or ‘mostly’

4d

Follow story on the radio (4)

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A homophone (‘on the radio’) of TALE (story)

5d

Prompt statement of deferral all ignored (2,4,4)

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all IN GOOD TIME (‘statement of deferral’) without or ‘ignoring’ ALL

6d

Traveller’s tour finally finished (5)

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R (last or ‘final’ letter of tour) OVER (finished)

7d

Unionist in vote into dispersing ecological damage (9)

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U (unionist) in POLL (vote) and an anagram (‘dispersing’) of INTO

8d

Defeat cut short by fight in high range (8)

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FAL l (‘defeat’) without the last letter or ‘cut short’ + SET TO (fight)

13d

Classic drama, with broadcast exposure, about rise of primitive instincts (7,3)

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An anagram (‘broadcast’) of EXPOSURE about a reversal or ‘rise’ of ID (primitive instincts)

14d

Question about curtailment of women’s movement, note, in original location (4,4)

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HOW (question) around ME TO o (Women’s Movement) missing last letter or ‘curtailed’ + N (note)

15d

One caught amongst weapons such as a form of 9 (9)

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I (one) C (caught) inside ARSENAL (weapons)

17d

Encouraging English to stay so popular (9)

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ENG (English) around or ‘staying’ THUS (so) IN (popular)

21d

Panic the way Marines do? (5)

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23d

Beat banned party (5)

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24d

A lot of activity around military leader becoming target (5)

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FUS s (activity) missing last letter or ‘a lot of’ around OC (officer commanding -‘military leader’)

25d

Light drink around start of meal (4)

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LAP (drink) around M (first letter or ‘start’ of meal)