Independent Cryptic #11629

2024-01-18

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1a

President of the Royal Society limits monster's development (8)

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President of the Royal Society limits monster’s development OGRE’S (=monster’s) in PRS (=President of the Royal Society)

5a

One that stoops in autumn: short-tailed rook (6)

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10a

Garbo swims right out after Victor docked in Wisconsin lake (9)

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11a

Good girl tumbler? (5)

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12a

Little weight unit and another for gas (5)

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13a

Deviously elect Sire Dudley (as he was historically known) (9)

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, English statesman and favourite of Elizabeth I

14a

Following soft steps (6)

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15a

Kelly really regularly dispatched someone in the military (7)

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Kelly really regularly dispatched someone in the military GENE (=Kelly, i.e. US actor) + R <e> A <l> L <y> (“regularly despatched” means alternate letters are dropped)

18a

Lowered the moral character of Daphne's missing content when retired? (7)

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Lowered the moral character of Daphne’s missing content when retired? D <aphn> E (“missing content” means all but first and last letters are dropped) + [AS (=when, as conjunction) in BED (“retired”, i.e. in bed!)]

21a

Seize her in the auditorium Groucho! (6)

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24a

Social group at skid row Oxford met occasionally in clothes store (9)

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Social group at skid row, Oxford met occasionally in clothes store <so> C <ia> L <gr> O <up> A <t s> K <id> R <ow> O <xf> O <rd> M <et>; “occasionally” means every third letter only is used, here throughout the whole of the wordplay part of the clue!

26a

Rapscallion's initially suspicious about politician (5)

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27a

Quaint northern child growing up fast? (5)

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28a

Have a fling with two royals who've departed in recent times (9)

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Have a fling with two royals who’ve departed in recent times PHIL and ER, i.e. Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth II (=two royals who’ve departed, i.e. died, in recent times)

29a

Stop South Asian living abroad with holy woman (6)

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30a

Dadaist of the highest level finally de Winter can transgress art (8)

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1d

Discuss prisoner having one ring between two wives (6)

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Discuss prisoner having one ring between two wives POW (=prisoner, i.e. prisoner of war) + [O (=one ring, i.e. pictorially) in W W (=wives, i.e. 2 x w=wife)]; to (have a) powwow is to confer, discuss

2d

Working outside West Indian state line is a detrimental move (7)

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Working outside West Indian state line is a detrimental move [W (=west) in ON (=working, of e.g. machine)] + GOA (=Indian state) + L (=line)

3d

What hibernator hopefully does about say soldiers returning with spades (9)

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4d

Regressive ayatollah still restricts this foodstuff (7)

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Regressive ayatollah still restricts this foodstuff Reversed (“regressive”) and hidden (“restricts”) in aya TOLLAH S till”

6d

Rebecca's back with regret about grand feud (5)

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Rebecca’s back, with regret about grand feud <rebecc> A (“back” means last letter only) + [G (=grand, i.e. 1000$) in RUE (=(to)regret)]

7d

R Melody Maker a (7)

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8d

Ron lists broken vents (8)

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9d

Really enjoying getting the answers without first dropping the ball (6)

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Really enjoying getting the answers without first dropping the ball <s> O -LVING (=getting the answers); “without first” means first letter is dropped; “dropping the ball (=O)” means that letter “o” moves to a later position in the word

16d

Plan clues entangled in concept of linear algebra (9)

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17d

Enlightened writer's boss holds up English antique coin (8)

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Enlightened writer’s boss holds up English antique coin E (=English) + DUCAT (=antique coin) + ED. (=writer’s boss, i.e. editor)

19d

Hub in Menabilly drops telephones (7)

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Hub in Menabilly drops telephones <mena> B <illy> (“hub” means middle letter only) + LOWERS (=drops, reduces)

20d

Du Maurier's first and last discs by Paul McCartney's Wings are feeble (6)

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Du Maurier’s first and last discs by Paul McCartney’s Wings are feeble D <u Maurie> R (“first and last” means first and last letters only) + O O (=discs, pictorially) + P <aul McCartne> Y (“wings” means first and last letters only)

21d

Force chartered accountants' organisation to admit a country (7)

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22d

Upstanding banana DNA guy protects one from Africa (7)

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Upstanding banana DNA guy protects one from Africa Reversed (“upstanding”) and hidden (“protects”) in “bana NA DNA Gu y”

23d

Some rays of light seen in headland fire (6)

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25d

Two books of family genealogies with only the covers remaining (5)

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Two books of family genealogies with only the covers remaining KIN (=family) + G <enealogie> S (“with only the covers remaining” means all but first and last letters are dropped); there are two Books of Kings in the Old Testament