Independent Cryptic #11595

2023-12-09

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Across

1a

Heartless swine provides rude awakening (7)

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5a

Criticise a change of direction in hearing (6)

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9a

Such oral abuse makes a mortifying rebuff (15)

Generating...

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

Taken literally, the answer would be “oral abuse”

10a

Prat in army is most grating (8)

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11a

Drooping occasionally fellow heads for potency problem years (6)

Generating...

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

Regular letters of ( occasionally ) F e L l O w + the first letters of ( heads for ) P otency P roblem Y ears

13a

With millions in the way of support I text inappropriate words (12)

Generating...

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

A charade of M (millions), À LA (in the way of), PROP (support), I and SMS (text)

17a

College seminar aims to unravel potential crossword idioms (12)

Generating...

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

An anagram of (… to unravel ) C (College) SEMINAR AIMS

20a

Dog and wolf look possessed when rejected (6)

Generating...

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

WOLF with LO (look) inside ( possessed )  all reversed ( rejected )

22a

Party can become pear-shaped with sloppy kiss (8)

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24a

Women at home in line for help (15)

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25a

Promotion gets date to drink tots (6)

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26a

Flippantly changing sides at the start according to the rules (7)

Generating...

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

[l] IGHTLY (flippantly) changing sides – L (left) to R (right) – at the start

Down

1d

Steps to curtail daily gossip (6)

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2d

One stands between a city and its state of unprofessionalism (6)

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3d

Another pint? I ask a person from abroad (9)

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4d

End of battling fear with soldier returning to make music? (10)

Generating...

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

The last letter ( end ) of battlin G + ANGST (fear) + PARA (soldier) backwards ( returning )

5d

Going through each year is painful (4)

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6d

Dished up dollop of gelato to all (5)

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7d

Breast implant mimic to be most affordable (8)

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8d

Like some cheesy spin-off craving to admit a call for attention (7)

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12d

Wit coming from British weather authority (10)

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14d

Spoiling plan for setting up exercise group (9)

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15d

Time-wasting sobbing soprano giving bollockings (7)

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16d

Hidden clues revised by Dutch with support from editor (8)

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18d

Support offered by Serena's sister (6)

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19d

Likely to laugh during performance German luvvy cleared out (6)

Generating...

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

GIG (performance) + G (German) + L uvv Y without its inner letters ( cleared out )

21d

Write entering very large competitions (5)

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23d

Endlessly glib politician in No 11? (4)

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