Independent Cryptic #11615

2024-01-02

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Across

1a

Film with game of chance including Eva in the cast - name? (13)

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9a

I spy spies regularly on telly naked ... (8)

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I spy spies regularly on telly, naked … <t> ELL <y> (“naked” means first and last letters are dropped) + I <s> P <y> S <p> I <e> S (“regularly” means alternate letters only are used); the definition is formed by the three dots at the end, indicating that some text has been omitted

10a

I snoop around a killer that's often drunk (6)

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11a

Beat regularly again reversing administration of 10? (6)

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13a

Woman in 1A characters inside club had to appraise (8)

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15a

Makers of Bond trailer present Q's successors (8)

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Makers of Bond trailer present Q’s successors AD (=trailer, i.e. advert) + HERE (=present) + R S (Q’s successors, i.e. the letters following “q” in the alphabet); adherers form bonds, make things stick

16a

Broccoli perhaps welcomes switching endings for television (6)

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Broccoli perhaps welcomes switching endings for television GREE T S (=welcomes); “switching endings (=first and last letters) for t elevisio n ” means letter “t” becomes “n”

17a

Tedious nonsense making trouble for Pinewood? (6)

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18a

Getting the job done but using violence (8)

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19a

Leading double-O M frets about (8)

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21a

EON claims director is inventive movie pioneer (6)

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22a

Disfigure agent that's turned over winning card (6)

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24a

Check Your Spades James (8)

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, who was Baroness James of Holland Park

26a

For Bond preferring women with funds in hand for poker (13)

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2d

Sounding French she reveals a certain amount of silk say (3)

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Sounding French she reveals a certain amount of silk, say Homophone (“sounding”) of “elle (=French she, i.e. the French word for she )”; an ell is a measure of cloth

3d

Brutal interrogation after which you might call someone a doctor (11)

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Brutal interrogation after which you might call someone a doctor Once someone has acquired a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree and a doctorate, you might call him a doctor!

4d

Man 12 tailed a rebel (9)

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5d

Service from operative's perspective (7)

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6d

Sleep with assistant showing hide that's softened (5)

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7d

Greek character has something to bet that needs parking (3)

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Greek character has something to bet that needs parking CHI <p> (=something to bet, in e.g. roulette; “needs parking (=P)” means letter “p” is dropped); chi is the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet

8d

Country where card game has gone initially really badly (10)

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Country where card game has gone initially really badly MONTE (= (a Spanish-American) card game) + (GONE + R <eally> (“initially” means first letter only); “badly” is anagram indicator

12d

In secret nude knotted on chair with middle cut out around balls (10)

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14d

Martini's back on menu a lot - shaken not stirred (11)

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Martini’s back on menu a lot, shaken, not stirred *(<martin> I + ON MENU A LOT); “back” means last letter only is used in anagram, indicated by “shaken”

16d

Travel abroad try banking large bet then perish (9)

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Travel abroad , try banking large bet then perish [L (=large, of sizes) in GO (=try, attempt, as noun)] + BET + ROT (=perish)

18d

Back on phone short airline stocks ultimately targeting large carrier (7)

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Back on phone, short airline stocks, ultimately targeting large carrier <phon> E (“back on” means last letter only) in [TOT (=short, i.e. measure of spirits) + BA (=airline, i.e. British Airways) + <targetin> G (“ultimately” means last letter only]

20d

Watch the end! (5)

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23d

Simulate 5 1 say in toppled lift cage (3)

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25d

British security resembling Big Brother? On the contrary (3)

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British security resembling Big Brother? On the contrary Cryptically, a sis is not a big brother, but rather a little (=abbreviated) sister!; SIS stands for Secret Intelligence Service