Independent Cryptic #11621

2024-01-09

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1a

US convicts collapsing is dry bread not providing energy? (9)

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6a

Leaves summons (5)

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9a

What Wogan jocularly recalled as river from hell (5)

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

A reversal (‘recalled’) of EH (what) TEL (‘jocular’ name for Terry Wogan)

10a

Violet Elizabeth reading out last three pieces from Keats for anniversary? (9)

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

Violet Elizabeth, in the ‘Just William’ stories has a lisp, so she might ‘read out’ A T S (last three letters or ‘pieces’ from Keats) as AY-TEE-ETH – a homophone of EIGHTIETH

11a

Treated thus get partner Peter Grant (10)

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

‘get partner’ is an ANAGRAM of Peter Grant – apparently a notorious manager of Led Zeppelin

12a

Pitch error Lulu occasionally makes (4)

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

Alternate (‘occasional’) letters of eRrOr LuLu

14a

Stay in central Crimea in the same place (6)

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15a

Deserter one retreating behind curt Guy Gibson perhaps (6)

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

A reversal (‘retreating’) of RAT (deserter) I (one) after GU y (missing the last letter or ‘curt’)

17a

Called singer that fronts Zeppelin (6)

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18a

T Synchronicity i (6)

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

STING (bassist – Sting in The Police) Y (last letter or ‘end’ of Synchonicity – a track by the Police)

21a

Retro funk's back -- my kind of music (4)

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

A reversal (‘retro’) of K (last letter or ‘back’ of funk) COR (my)

23a

The German roar going around pub is a sign food's ready (10)

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

DER (‘the’ in German) BELL (roar) – we had to check this – round INN (pub)

26a

Bury explosive Tory tales (9)

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27a

Prince on an hour after midnight? Legend! He ruled (5)

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

PR (prince) 1AM (an hour after midnight)

28a

Babyish solver no good (5)

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29a

Stewed hare bones and vegetable (9)

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Down

1d

Almost agreed for Sloane Ranger to tour key Black Sea resort (5)

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2d

No lead 15? Strange record for Priest maybe (9)

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3d

Appearing sleepless British LSD advocate Observer finally featured (10)

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

B (British) LEARY (Timothy Leary, the ‘LSD advocate’) EYE (observer) D (last or ‘final’ letter of featured)

4d

Masses heard in French cathedral city (6)

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5d

Dropped painter outside front of gallery after lift (6)

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

A reversal (‘after lift’) of DEGAS (painter) round G (first letter or ‘front’ of gallery)

6d

For PM under pressure computer work takes time (4)

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

P (pressure) IT (‘computer work’) round or ‘taking’ T (time)

7d

Old composer upset scruffy heavy metal fan (5)

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

A reversal (‘upset’) of O (old) BERG (composer) – a new word for us

8d

Learned secret about husband wearing coral pants (9)

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

SLY (secret) round H (husband) in an anagram (‘pants’) of CORAL

13d

Script due a daft comic device (10)

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

An anagram (‘daft’) of SCRIPT DUE A

14d

Plant and Page song shows teamwork (9)

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

INTER (plant) P (page) LAY (song) – Robert Plant and Jimmy Page were songwriters for Led Zeppelin

16d

Function film star Richard hosts at home serving fruit (9)

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

TAN (tangent – ‘function’) GERE (Richard Gere, film star) round or ‘hosting’ IN (home)

19d

Electronic snag besets sophisticated scientific equipment (6)

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20d

Trendy A-lister finding stage for Scorpions (6)

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22d

A little decoy puzzled rodent (5)

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24d

Heartless Beatle describing McCartney's first as dud (5)

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

LE nn ON (John Lennon – ‘Beatle’) missing the middle two letters or ‘heartless’ round or ‘describing’ M (first letter of McCartney)

25d

Perhaps Stairway to Heaven second last for Apollo Zeppelin gig (4)

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

S (second) + O N G (last letters of Apollo Zeppelin gig)