Independent Cryptic #11626

2024-01-15

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1a

Court hearing accepts main point upon reflection (8)

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NUB – main point reversed inside TRIAL – hearing

5a

Key rings start to oxidise on the surface (6)

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The key here is musical – A – FLAT with O(xidise) inserted

9a

Stand-off is not quick rugby player (8)

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DEAD opposite of quick, alive & LOCK – a rugby position

10a

Spotted swimmer and reported location (6)

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Swimmer for fish, sounds like PLACE

12a

Journalist essentially derided court's pronouncement (5)

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ED(itor) & middle of – essentially (der)I(ded) & C(our)T

13a

Protracted contortion of leg and toe (9)

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14a

Heartless German soldier pinches used, sleeveless jumper (6)

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Without the heart, core JE(r)RY – German soldier around a sleeveless u SE d

16a

Excessively complex set containing one digit (7)

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TOO – excessively & a complex SET* with I – one inserted

18a

Outrage surrounding soldier in dress (7)

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RE – soldier inside APPAL

21a

Expatriate from Northern India gatecrashing party (6)

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N(orthern) & I(ndia) both in BASH – party

24a

Settled outcome, concealing last of arsenic in cake (9)

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END – the outcome with end of (arseni)C inside SCONE – cake inserted.

25a

Conspiracy involving international jet-setter? (5)

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I(nternational) inside PLOT – conspiracy

26a

Some revolutionary tracts are popular works (6)

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27a

Cranes regulated by satellite in hypothetical situation (8)

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A regulated CRANES* & the moon IO. Does regulated suggest anagram to you? I’m less convinced

28a

More inquisitive envoy's wife oddly ignored king (6)

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Alternate letters of e N v O y S w I f E & R – rex, king

29a

Waiter's struggling with English, so to speak (2,2,4)

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A struggling WAITERS* & E(nglish)

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1d

Clears up island engulfed by changing sea levels (6)

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I(sland) inside TIDES

2d

Popular ballad that is about mother meeting her ruin (7)

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John Lennon’s peace song, MA -mother & GIN – her ruin all in IE – that is

3d

Gloomy detachment of soldiers encircles Lima (5)

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L(ima) inside UNIT group of soldiers

4d

Camp originally established on River Wye, say, for sport (7)

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ARCH meaning camp, well I guess it does, & R(iver) & Y sounds like WYE

6d

Adult packed wrong pants (4-5)

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FULL – packed & a pants GROWN*

7d

Old detective consumed son's drugs (7)

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8d

Model peruses gripping Spanish article about loom operators? (8)

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Ford model T & READS with EL – Spanish article inserted

11d
20d

(and 20 Down) Ransack headquarters for Spooner's fastening device (8)

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15d

Rogue rats out deputy (9)

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17d

Tired-looking ship's company secures a mooring, periodically (8)

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A inside a ship’s CREW & alternate letters of m O o R i N g

19d

Pictures friends crossing street on Ecstasy (7)

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ST(reet) & E(cstasy) all in PALS – friends

20d

See 11 Down

21d

Spotted things hidden by sailor beneath black undergarments (7)

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B(lack) & DICE – spotted things inside OS – sailor

22d

Turn up records and incite ostentatious display (7)

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LPS – long playing records reversed & URGE – incite

23d

Tried fitting horse's heart in cooker (6)

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Middle of ho R se in STOVE – cooker

25d

Vessel carrying fashionable wine producer (5)

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IN – fashionable inside POT – vessel