Independent Cryptic #11640

2024-01-31

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1a

Used item H&M originally embossed with blue (10)

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H AND M (H&M) E (first or ‘original’ letter of embossed) DOWN (blue)

6a

Suspect Yard follows in Fife at intervals (4)

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Y (yard) after In FiFe (alternate letters or ‘at intervals’)

10a

Gold reflected by pale ash (5)

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11a

Alluring General on vacation up for some action? (9)

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G enera L (first and last letters only or ‘on vacation’) AMOROUS (up for some action?)

12a

Deficiency in gear host fixed (8)

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13a

Body part causes irritation when undressed (5)

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r ANKLE s (causes irritation) without first and last letters or ‘undressed’

15a

Five in pool session replacing fellow's drink (7)

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AQUA f IT (pool session) with V (five) replacing f (fellow)

17a

Beer knocked back by far ramp in dock (7)

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19a

Told to do something neat (7)

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21a

Left city on river without right cook (7)

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22a

Leaf picked regularly from oldest herbs around (5)

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A reversal (‘around’) of the alternate letters (‘picked regularly’) from oLdEsT hErBs

24a

Releases Scottish isle's urban music? (8)

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27a

Large gent tore off glasses (9)

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28a

Tricks 60% of country with empty euphemisms (5)

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JAP an (country – 60% only) + E S  (‘euphemisms’ missing the middle letters or ’empty’)

29a

Runner jams broadcast (4)

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30a

Just altered wonderful clothes worn by old star (10)

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GREAT (wonderful) ‘just altered’ to GRETA and GARB (clothes worn) O (old)

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1d

Title of Austrian race announced (4)

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2d

Young channel acquiring hot reporter (9)

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NEW (young) SOUND (channel) around or ‘acquiring’ H (hot)

3d

Upset some toddler on a mucky seat (5)

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4d

Government vehicle crushed by Mark's vehicle (7)

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G (government) CAR (vehicle) inside or ‘crushed by’ DOT (mark)

5d

Birds flew at last over eastern States (7)

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W (last letter of ‘flew’) over E (Eastern) AVERS (states)

7d

Dress changing hands for lots of (5)

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F r OCK (dress) with L (left) replacing R (right) or ‘changing hands’. The ‘lots of 5’ refers to a ‘flock’ of weaver birds (5d).

8d

Beatles number maybe overly extended in the past (10)

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Wire is asking you to imagine extending the time at the end of the famous Beatles number – YESTERDAY to a longer period of time (YEAR)

9d

Grain brewed in mist as woodland activity (8)

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14d

Seabirds the Greek ultimately raised in streams (10)

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ZORBA (the Greek) with the ‘ultimate’ letter (A) ‘raised’ in RILLS (streams)

16d

Infectious game advanced with six in the lead (8)

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18d

Screen background of jazz pianist entertaining Pulp (9)

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20d

Thomas was this time put in taxi after party (7)

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21d

Starting to develop article about fragrance (7)

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23d

Slow yankee replacing final third of blue box (5)

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TARD is (‘blue box’ as featured in Dr Who) with the final third (‘is’) replaced by Y (yankee)

25d

Make changes to steps at back of class (5)

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26d

London players raised zero capital (4)

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