Independent Cryptic #11604

2023-12-20

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Across

1a

Pungent plant women like a bit short (6)

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4a

Gather fruit that's come back (8)

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10a

Child of Elizabeth II on small and sweet horse (9)

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11a

Flatten a large adult bear? Apparently not! (5)

Generating...

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

KO (knockout; flatten) + A + L (large) + A (adult)

12a

Think about female inspired by right to vote (7)

Generating...

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

F (female) contained in (inspired by) ( R [right] + ELECT [select by vote])

13a

Killing leaves bar on edge (7)

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14a

Cut corners with oil prepared in device for speedy vehicles (13)

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17a

Excited to follow series of matches good man approved (13)

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21a

How much is it worth at the banks in Japanese money? (7)

Generating...

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

SA (sex appeal; it) + ( WH [ outer letters of {at the banks} W ORT H ] contained in [in] YEN [Japanese currency])

23a

Unleavened bread atop dish of fermented milk (7)

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25a

Deliberately ignore a short recording about love (5)

Generating...

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

A + ( VID [abbreviation for VID eo recording] containing [about] O [character representing zero or love score in tennis])

26a

Perhaps give knife to a boy to cut through half of meat spread (9)

Generating...

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

( ARM [give a weapon, such as a knife to] + A + LAD [boy]) contained in (to cut through) ME ( two of the four letters of [half of] ME AT )

27a

Outline of religious books removed from containers in tatters (8)

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28a

Type of red cabbages eaten regularly in some establishments for starters (6)

Generating...

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

CERISE ( first letters of [for starters] each of C ABBAGES , E ATEN , R EGULARLY , I N , S OME and E STABLISHMENTS )

Down

1d

Cautious to let in leaders of the enemy being weak (6)

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2d

Storage space of quiet mischievous being (5)

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3d

Dictator's to outlaw green cloth garment (7)

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5d

Love cycling the world (5)

Generating...

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

H EART (love) with the letters all cycling one position to the left and the front letter going to the back to form EART H

6d

Soldier's call-up following letter from abroad written by King (7)

Generating...

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

PI (Greek letter; letter from abroad) + K (king) + NAME (call) reversed (up; down entry)

7d

Smitten with awful demeanour? (9)

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8d

Sometimes badger a kid playing in wind (8)

Generating...

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

( A and an a nagram of (playing) KID contained in (in) ROLL (wind [up])

9d

Perhaps bluffers got involved in robberies wiping out hotel (8)

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14d

Offspring in the vicinity of house initially left embracing in snug place (9)

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15d

Large sword could scratch says Spooner (8)

Generating...

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

Reverend Spooner would pronounce CLAYMORE as MAY CLAW (could scratch)

16d

Father's participating in very small sin (8)

Generating...

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

PA’S (father’s) contained in (participating in) ( TRÈS [very] + S [small])

18d

Layer of eastern porcelain broken by daughter (7)

Generating...

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

E (Eastern) + ( CHINA [porcelain] containing [broken by] D [daughter])

19d

In the afternoon ultimately come across one smoking sausage maybe (7)

Generating...

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

( PM [post meridiem; afternoon] + E [ last letter of {ultimately} COM E ]) containing (across) ETNA (active volcano in Sicily) one smoking)

20d

Remove borders from flag outside old section of building (6)

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22d

For a stretch Saharan imbibed rainwater from these (5)

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24d

Striped creature over here eating kelp and plankton primarily (5)

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