Independent Cryptic #11642

2024-02-02

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1a

Young dog hard at work when rodent emerges (12)

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9a

Doctor hiding antique behind coat (9)

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

( GP [General Practitioner; doctor] containing [hiding] OLD [antique]) + LATE (behind [time])

10a

Weapon that a sergeant wields (5)

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11a

Tory's struggling to eat English seafood (6)

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

Anagram of (struggling) TORY’S containing (to eat) E (English)

12a

For the most part full beam replaced with a torch (8)

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

Anagram of (replaced) FUL L excluding the final letter [for the most part] L and BEAM and (with) A

14a

Anyone leaving A&E without left stocking? (5)

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

NYON ( letters remaining in A NYON E when the letters A and E are excluded [leaving]) containing (without [outside]) L (left)

16a

Was gardener protecting daughter after nasty heat rash? (9)

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

HOED (was a gardener) containing (protecting) ( an anagram of [nasty] HEAT + D [daughter])

18a

Where one feels superior drugged by heroin (9)

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19a

Is mum giving permission? (5)

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

SAYS O (says nothing; is mum)

20a

Collected articles penned by Greek journalist (8)

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

( A [indefinite article] + THE [definite article] giving articles) contained in (penned by) ( GR [Greek]) + ED [editor; journalist)

22a

Looked resentful in broadcast (6)

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25a

Inner self revealed in revolutionary examination (5)

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

ANIMA ( reversed [revolutionary] hidden word in [in] EX AMINA TION)

26a

Who might give ten percent a year to keep Republican in faraway town? (9)

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

TIPPER (someone who may add an extra ten percent to the bill in recognition of good service) + ([ A + Y [year]] containing [to keep] R [Republican])

27a

Fat pig died in lively annual celebration (12)

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2d

Cooks topless - and burns (5)

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

G RILLS (cooks) excluding the first letter on this down entry (topless) G

3d

Yet another hit: youngster displacing top two (9)

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4d

Very late (4)

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5d

Work permit breaking record public note (10)

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

OP (opus; work) + ( LET [permit] contained in [breaking] ENTER [record (as a verb) in a spreadsheet for example])

6d

Information poster put up by corporation (5)

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

AD ( AD vertisement; poster) reversed (put up; down entry) + TUM (stomach; corporation)

7d

Beatles song from Before Midnight ? (9)

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

YESTERDAY (the time before midnight is YESTERDAY ) double definition

8d

Land ho! Welcome to Australia the source of many fresh starts (12)

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9d

Hound Dog a (12)

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13d

Man now coming with cash to pole dance (10)

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15d

One-time striker apparently losing weight without drug (9)

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17d

Festival gift perhaps wrapped around daisy say (9)

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

EG (for example) containing (wrapped around) ( ASTER [a daisy-like flower] + EG [for example; say])

21d

Muse's Origin of Symmetry missing from a store after renovation (5)

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

Anagram of (after renovation) A S TORE excluding (missing from) S ( first letter of [origin of] S YMMETRY)

23d

Australian native and Asian native visiting a king from the south (5)

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

( LAO [native of LAO S, an Asian country] contained in [visiting]  [ A + K {king}]) all reversed (from the south; down entry)

24d

Fish heart spurned by talk show host (4)

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