Independent Cryptic #11625

2024-01-13

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1a

Psycho killer rejected by mother (6)

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CAIN (killer) reversed ( rejected ) by MA (mother)

5a

Burning torch of unfinished passion pursued by lover (8)

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9a

Function of control experiment? (4)

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10a

Cryptic clue I'd plan around you dear solver (10)

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Anagram of ( cryptic ) CLUE + I ’ D + ROTA (plan) reversed ( around )

11a

A good trial run designed to get you to like nachos (10)

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A G (good) TRIAL RUN anagrammed ( designed )

12a

Short note that provides some cover for members (4)

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Without the final letter ( short ) MINI m (note)

13a

Extremely edgy books interrupting cycle of sleep (8)

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NT (books) inside ( interrupting ) SIESTA with the letters cycled round ( cycle of sleep)

16a

A healthy look is fun not pain (some of the time) (6)

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i S f U n N o T p A i N , taking intermittent letters ( some of the time )

18a

Doctor one leads to Italian family (6)

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20a

Musicians in matching clothes (8)

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22a

Give worker quiet warning (4)

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Append P (quiet) to BEE (worker)

24a

Drink issue? That's coming later (10)

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27a

Moving to a greener part of plantation (10)

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An anagram of ( moving ) TO A GREENER

28a

A succeeding island state? (4)

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A succeeding IOW (island – the Isle of Wight)

29a

Takes drugs to suppress recall of current drunken exploits (8)

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USES (takes drugs) surrounding ( to suppress ) the reversal ( recall ) of I (current) and LIT (drunken)

30a

New way to attract seamen (6)

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2d

Traveller returning to embrace university sweetheart (5)

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ROMA (traveller) backwards ( returning ) around ( to embrace ) U (university)

3d

Frosty features in back room conservative institute (7)

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Reverse ( back ) SPACE (room), C (conservative) and I (institute)

4d

Nick some breakfast after emptying cereal (5)

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EGG (some breakfast) after removing the inner letters from ( emptying ) C erea L

5d

Very cold ales for example - these may be offensive to some (15)

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6d

People enjoying buzz in Paris as it bustles (9)

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7d

Ditch bar Spooner advises sailor (7)

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MOAT (ditch) BAN (bar) – as Spooner might say

8d

A growth that may become a tree (5)

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A CORN (a growth).  The whole clue of course also works nicely as a definition

14d

As woman was formerly known in topless joint (3)

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Without the first letter ( topless ) k NEE (joint)

15d

Crooks repeat experience turning over scam with shares principally (9)

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RELIVE (repeat experience) backwards ( turning ) around ( over ) DO (scam) + the first letter of (… principally ) S hares

17d

Criminal law - that's boring (3)

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Anagram of ( criminal ) LAW

19d

Choose twelve people from a number in force (7)

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A and N (number) in IMPEL (force).  To select a jury (also spelled empanel)

21d

One parting hurt such a relationship (7)

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23d

Flapper to feel bad after losing face (5)

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r EGRET (to feel bad) without the first letter ( after losing face )

25d

Special promotion in hairstyles with male product (5)

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PERMS (hairstyles) in which there is rising ( promotion ) of S (special)

26d

Seriously troubled Dutch heartily gets stuck into a fresh escalation (5)

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The middle letter of (… heartily ) Du T ch) goes between ( gets stuck into ) A and the reversal ( escalation ) of RAW (fresh)