Independent Cryptic #11520

2023-09-13

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Across

1a

Copying an older style of rap (7)

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5a

Sentimental drunken kiss on the mouth (7)

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9a

The sky beginning to fall meant Mir tumbled (9)

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10a

Flip a cat over dead (5)

Generating...

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

A reversal (‘over’) of A MOG (cat) + D (dead)

11a

Shoot group in anger management (4)

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12a

Cow police officers catch with net thrown over (10)

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14a

Christian converted by pope in Calais (12)

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18a

Pub fed band uncut sandwiches (12)

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

ATE (fed) RING (band) in or ‘sandwiched’ by WHOLE (uncut)

21a

Dispute reduction in disease (10)

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23a

You mustn't put on TV before five (4)

Generating...

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

DON (put on) T v (missing the ‘v’ – five in Roman numerals)

25a

Giant flaps helping pilot in sharp turns (5)

Generating...

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

An anagram (‘flaps’) of GIANT

26a

Answer with two affirmatives one back to officer? (9)

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

A clue-as-definition: A (answer) YEA YES (two affirmatives) I (one) R (last letter or ‘back’ of officer)

27a

Resistance occupies each French city before long (7)

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28a

US singer takes Yankee Doodle allegro skipping odd bits (7)

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

Y (Yankee in the phonetic alphabet) + plus alternate letters (‘skipping odd bits’) of dOoDlE aLlEgRo – a US singer because American English omits one of the ‘l’s in ‘yodeller’ – how it should be spelt!

Down

1d

Travellers on international flight (8)

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2d

Picture landing place on island covered with grass (8)

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

PORT (landing place) + I (island) in or ‘covered by’ RAT (grass – as in informer)

3d

Gem shown by friend with ring on (4)

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

PAL (friend) after or ‘on’ O (ring)

4d

See file with PM's fancy full title (9)

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5d

Suit and tie (5)

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6d

Comedian crazy about girlfriend in Australian city (10)

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

WAG (comedian) GAGA (crazy) round WAG (girlfriend)

7d

Prisoner misbehaving anytime having to scrub yard (6)

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8d

Corporal punishment where it can't be seen (6)

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13d

Waste year boxing in Britain barely covering expenses (10)

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

SCRAP (waste) Y (year) round or ‘boxing’ IN GB (Britain)

15d

Flowers round your neck bound to be relaxing (9)

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16d

Massive failure to cut carbon (8)

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17d

Clare regularly detains new cute RE teacher (8)

Generating...

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

cLaRe (alternate or ‘regular’ letters) round or ‘detaining’ an anagram (‘new’) of CUTE RE

19d

Remove curse associated with blind pilot (6)

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20d

Somewhat useful sterling area that's partly in the EU (6)

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22d

Start to gather wet crop (5)

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24d

17's gone an unnatural colour (4)

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