Independent Cryptic #11618

2024-01-05

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1a

Expression of surprise after Catholic’s brought in a drink (5)

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

( COO [expression of surprise] containing [brought in] C [Catholic]) + A

4a

Founding Father fellow causing annoyance mostly (8)

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9a

Excellent having moved on from other forms of tobacco? (9)

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10a

Difficult to dismiss source of regret in a draw (5)

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T R YING (difficult) excluding (to dismiss) R ( first letter of [source of] R EGRET)

11a

Foster popular suggestion about cricketer (8)

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IN (popular) + ( CUE [signal; suggestion] containing [about] BAT [a cricketer])

13a

Magician pretended to take a name (6)

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SHAM (pretended) + A + N (name)

15a

TV presenter from part of London blocking mature response (7)

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16a

Clamour to include lively tune in collection of one hundred (7)

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18a

Working to turn around hospital drama (3)

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19a

What tailor provides: good skill around chaps (7)

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G (good]) + ( ART [skill] containing [around] MEN [chaps])

20a

I’m collecting free iodine uranium and another element (7)

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I’M containing (collecting) ( RID [free] + I [chemical symbol for the element iodine] + U [chemical symbol for the element uranium])

22a

Do well dividing four into three? Not entirely (6)

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24a

Popular music genre’s comfortable for American artist (8)

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26a

A delightful experience? Wrong to pen diary without content (5)

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27a

Tight dress flaunted in chosen mag? (9)

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CHEONGSAM (tight-fitting high-necked dress with slits at the sides, as worn traditionally by Chinese women)

29a

Spirits after cold beer befuddled the brain (8)

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30a

Supporter of lines partly gutted - no line put back (5)

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PY ( letters remaining in P ARTL Y after the central letters ARTL are removed [gutted]) + ( NO + L [line]) reversed (put back)

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1d

Palace attendant having no time for messenger (7)

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2d

Dance is more attractive when carrying a hat (9)

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CUTER (more attractive) containing (carrying) ( A + CAP [hat])

3d

Idiot singer missing introduction (3)

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B ASS (singer of the lowest parts of the musical scale) excluding the first letter (missing introduction) B

4d

The fortune possibly revealed in day associated with lovers? (10)

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5d

Grass found in local farms (4)

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6d

Percussion section to become quieter? It’s generally kept out of everything (11)

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7d

One unclear about love language? (5)

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8d

Account incorporating information on company’s latest operation (6)

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

( AC [account] containing [incorporating] GEN [information]) + Y ( last letters of [latest] COMPAN Y )

12d

One enjoying the sun getting nasty about lake threatened landowner (11)

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BASKER (one enjoying the sun) + ( VILE [nasty] containing [about] L [lake]) – either L could be the one contained

14d

Heroic men at sea bringing in dead marine creature (10)

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Anagram of (at sea) HEROIC MEN containing (bringing in) D (dead)

17d

Ruins veal after cooking without exception (9)

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19d

Acquired guy from the country not entirely romantic (6)

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21d

Drink supplier’s exploit having a lot of people running short (7)

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23d

Feature of many a poem? Hard to fill lines - the writer (5)

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( H [hard, when describing pencil lead] contained in [to fill] RY [railway; lines]) + ME (myself; the writer)

25d

Panic mostly produces evidence of trauma (4)

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SCAR E (panic) excluding the final letter (mostly) E

28d

Leg up offered in hurry (3)

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