Independent Cryptic #11458

2023-07-03

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1a

Invoice from British cash register missing header (4)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

B{ritish} + [t]ill

3a

Crossing beneficial to Dutch (4)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

For(=beneficial to) + D{utch}. Chambers has D as an abbrev for Dutch.

6a

Blame bad girl (5)

flowerflowerflower
10a

Long tales about Romeo having problem getting seaweed (9)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

Sagas(=long tales) around R(=Romeo in phonetic alphabet) + sum(=problem)

11a

Pungent canine with dry coat (5)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

C{anine}(=abbrev used in dentistry) in acid(=pungent)

12a

Ungainly gaits of religious professor in part of UK (7)

flowerflowerflower
13a

Women dancing in contact with heavenly body making an appearance (7)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

Women* + on(=in contact with)

14a

Departed behind schedule (4)

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16a

Swim by bird (6)

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18a

Field bluejay regularly missed (3)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

Even letters of bluejay

21a

Second secretary in health resort (3)

flowerflowerflower
22a

Speak about name that's flowery (6)

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23a

Fix European tree (4)

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25a

Poet Laureate to examine eulogy? (7)

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27a

Seriousness of children's game limited by money (7)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

It(=a children’s tag game) in gravy(=slang for money)

29a

Drain broken at lowest point (5)

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30a

Bike part in Central Line? (9)

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31a

Outskirts of Canterbury are sweet (5)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

First and last letters (outskirts) of Canterbury are C and Y

32a

Mark losing one man (4)

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33a

Give up noisy children (4)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

I think this is a hom of seed(=children)

Down

1d

Former president quits hikes (9)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

Bush (=president, George W or George HW) + walks(=quits)

2d

Garish cover hiding middle of figurine (5)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

Lid(=cover) around [fig]ur[ine]

4d

Bad smell rising before hearing Thing (9)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

BO&lt(=body odour) + session(=hearing, as in a court room session)

5d

Evil spirit found in maybe March and November (5)

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6d

Bustling mole with warm larva (8)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

(Mole warm)*

7d

Mathematician from Swiss city getting French agreement to cover lines (9)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

Bern(=Swiss city) + (oui around l{ines} l{ines})

8d

Burdened and inert having taken first tablet (5)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

I struggled to work this out but I think it is l[e]aden(=inert), the E being removed being an Ecstasy tablet

9d

Following everything son declines (5)

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15d

Adolescent taking oven by road for restaurant (9)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

Teen(=adolescent) around (Aga(=oven) + r{oa}d)

17d

Region where piñata is smashed divided by a crack (9)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

(A go(=crack, as in “have a crack at something”)) in pinata*

19d

Gas is clean yet unfortunately emetic initially (9)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

(Clean yet)* + e[metic]

20d

Modest about way ancient city gets old material (8)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

Coy(=modest) around (r{oa}d + Ur + o{ld}). Ur was an ancient Sumerian city in modern day Iraq.

24d

Fabled being is quite lacking in length (5)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

Fair[l]y = quite with l{ength} removed

25d

Article in photograph causes alarm (5)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

An(=article) in pic(=abbrev of picture, a photograph)

26d

Victories after time for siblings (5)

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28d

Jack leaving damage in temper (5)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

In[j]ure = damage with J{ack} removed