Independent Cryptic #11652

2024-02-14

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Across

1a

Violins playing but no love at first sight (6)

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4a

Rods securing frame in dormitory (8)

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10a

Sycophant wanting a larger love devastated (9)

Generating...

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

Anagram of (devastated) L A RGER LOVE excluding (wanting) A

11a

Get excited and fall in love? The reverse on both counts (5)

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12a

Funny Valentine our poor half-hearted ... who? (15)

Generating...

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

Anagram of (funny) VALENTINE OUR and PO O R omitting one of the central O s (half-hearted)

13a

Appeared and endlessly vented having spent too long on the sunbed (7)

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15a

Covertly insult another polygamist (6)

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18a

Crosses and gently touches (6)

Generating...

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

KISSES (gently touches) double definition

20a

Melania perhaps serene before getting knocked out by love (7)

Generating...

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

S ERE NE with ERE (before) replaced by (getting knocked out by) LOVE to form S LOVE NE

22a

What I resolutely composed is a love song (15)

Generating...

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

Anagram of (composed) WHAT I RESOLUTELY

25a

Regularly overlooked groomsmen so making spectacular bloomers (5)

Generating...

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

ROSES (letters remaining in G R O O M S M E N S O when letters 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 are ignored [regularly overlooked])

26a

He's forced to deliver but surprisingly he regains (9)

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27a

See about green colour at last for deck (8)

Generating...

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

DATE (go out with; see) containing ( ECO [environmental; green] + R [ final letter of {at last} COLOU R ])

28a

Sweetheart rejected? Time for rebellion (6)

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Down

1d

Viagra's reformulated around another drug to produce ups and downs (8)

Generating...

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

Anagram of (reformed) VIAGRA’S containing (around) E (ecstasy, another drug)

2d

Seat in small plane? (5)

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3d

Propositions: obvious temptations? Not initially (9)

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5d

Detailed suggestion promoting a material (7)

Generating...

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

PROPOS A L (suggestion) excluding the final letter (de-tailed) L with the A promoted to the first position in the word to form A PROPOS

6d

The middle of throng split by lines for show featuring temporary seating (5)

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7d

After opening of container adjust heat and cool to make aphrodisiac (9)

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8d

Lying that's done during function (6)

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9d

Less likely to leave incriminating traces in government - and worshipped? (6)

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14d

Three ticks for liqueur (9)

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16d

Perhaps glimpse a sin arising and step on it (9)

Generating...

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

LOOK (glimpse) + A + EVIL (sin) reversed (arising; down entry)

17d

Modest in the extreme show reluctance to share recipe with others (8)

Generating...

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

DEMUR (show reluctance) + REST (others) with just one R (recipe) shared between the two component parts

19d

Lacking substance accepting base trickery (7)

Generating...

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

SLIGHT (lacking substance) containing (accepting) E (base of natural logarithms)

20d

Drink being hesitant to admit mistake (6)

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21d

Adjusted balance after skating originally looked hard (6)

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23d

Head over heels tried again to make the grade - it's shocking! (5)

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24d

Oaf I understand enthralled by the sound of you (5)

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