Independent Cryptic #11628

2024-01-17

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Across

1a

Nice fat person looking to buy a small jumper (11)

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9a

Gold and diamonds outside empty shop a promising sign (7)

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10a

Divorcee may go elsewhere marrying a foreigner (7)

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11a

Heavenly secretary spoke about the end of faxes (9)

Generating...

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

PA (Personal Assistant; secretary) + ( RADIAL [a spoke is a RADIAL bar emanating from the centre of a wheel] containing [about] S [ last letter of {end of} FAXE S )

13a

Tomorrow's show kept rewound by drive-in naturally (5)

Generating...

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

ANNIE ( reversed [rewound] hidden word [kept … in] DRIV E-IN NA TURALLY)

14a

Pesky kid torments politician for a joke (14)

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17a

Part of Houdini's act involved hat trick with gas jet (14)

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20a

Joke books about getting to (5)

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21a

Bad behaviour once I'd mixed spirits (9)

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23a

Country's flag reflected on side of arena (7)

Generating...

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

TIRE (become exhausted; flag) reversed (reflected) + RE (with reference to; on) + A ( first letter, or last letter of [side of] A REN A )

24a

Fly with Irish airline finally one offering exciting descent (7)

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26a

Working as a test pilot's a big leveller (11)

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Down

1d

Try job that involves most of all woodwork (8)

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2d

Nana married to leave service (3)

Generating...

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

M ASS (religious service) excluding (to leave) M (married)

3d

Do laborious Hindi grammatical cases (7)

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4d

First column of figures higher than second (5)

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5d

Match official in trouble before leaving the ground (9)

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6d

Brazilian diplomacy which prevents violence (7)

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7d

Man beginning to retail sandwiches without bread shopkeeper not giving full value? (10)

Generating...

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

( PAWN [man in a game of chess] + R [ first letter of {beginning to}] R ETAIL) contains (sandwiches) BROKE (without money ; without bread [slang term for money])

8d

Eight bits are gripping to listen to (4)

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12d

Number during criminal trial seen making unusual use of court (10)

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15d

Good egg chops log for VIP (9)

Generating...

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

( G [good] + NIT [egg of a louse or similar insect]) contained in (chops) DIARY (log)

16d

Officially approved scheme ultimately run by mob (8)

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18d

Communist machinery applying short shock to traitor (7)

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19d

Cool app tailored product to young person's taste? (7)

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20d

Depth falling in say flood level (4)

Generating...

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

TI D E (flood, as a noun in Chambers Thesaurus) with the D (depth) falling to the end of this down entry to form TIE D

22d

Drop off new deliveries of 2x4? (5)

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25d

Credit card company that hasn't opened bank account (3)

Generating...

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

V ISA (credit card company) excluding the first letter (hasn’t opened) V