Independent Cryptic #11653

2024-02-15

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1a

Section of roast rib alarmed family (6)

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4a

One living through mutated virus getting very yellow (8)

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9a

Island in South Africa with giant old bird (5)

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10a

Laughed unpleasantly as drinks knocked back by German editor (9)

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11a

First class single left out (4)

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12a

Turn over following mistake (4)

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13a

Polishes fans (5)

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

Polishes // fans Double definition: to buff is to polish a surface AND a computer buff is a computer fan or expert

15a

Get more votes than unpopular European we hear (7)

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

Get more votes than unpopular European, we hear OUT (=unpopular) + homophone (“we hear”) of Pole (=European)

16a

Bloody exceptional (4)

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19a

Sack of iron concealing iridium (4)

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20a

Adult introducing bridge partners gets a little formidable (7)

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

Adult introducing bridge partners gets a little formidable A (=adult) + W E (=bridge partners, i.e. West and East) + SOME (=a little)

23a

Fragrant resin carried back by regime leaders (5)

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24a

Temporary setback as male dropped from aircraft (4)

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

Temporary setback as male dropped from aircraft BLI <m> P (=aircraft, i.e. a non-rigid dirigible used for e.g. advertising); “ male (=M) dropped” means letter “m” is not used

25a

God of wildfowl oddly missing (4)

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

God of wildfowl oddly missing <w> I <l> D <f> O <w> L ; “oddly missing” means that odd letters in the word are dropped; an idol is an image of a god, an object of worship

27a

Vegan data possibly showing benefit (9)

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28a

Wed posh idiot with energy (5)

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

Wed posh idiot with energy U (=posh, i.e. upper-class) + NIT (=idiot) + E (=energy)

29a

Exploit involving record day with unknown going through (8)

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

Exploit involving record day with unknown going through [EP (=record, i.e. extended-play) + D (=day) + Y (=unknown, in algebra)] in DEED (=exploit); deep-dyed means through-and-through, dyed-in-the-wool complete, as a deep-dyed Tory or a deep-dyed villain

30a

Look at top batter? (6)

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1d

One willing in trial on a hill (8)

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2d

Protection from one small measure with agreement (8)

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

Protection from one small measure with agreement I (=one) + MM (=small measure, i.e. millimetre) + UNITY (=agreement)

3d

A path out (4)

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5d

Unusually furtive Minoan giving little away (13)

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6d

Church official consuming for example revolting but endless dish (10)

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

Church official consuming, for example, revolting but endless dish [G.E. (E.G.=for example; “revolting” indicates vertical reversal) + BU <t> (“endless” means last letter is dropped)] in VERGER (=church official)

7d

Confirm fuel returned after five and before end of day (6)

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

Confirm fuel returned after five and before end of day V (=five, in Roman numerals) + ERIF (FIRE=fuel, intensify, e.g. a debate; “returned” indicates reversal) + <da> Y (“end of” means last letter only)

8d

Vegetable and bread regularly found on plate (6)

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

Vegetable and bread regularly found on plate <b> R <e> A <d> (“regularly” means alternate letters only) + DISH (=plate)

10d

Bone cut by knife (13)

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14d

Put forward one single department to be located (10)

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17d

Proficient testament to benevolence (8)

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18d

You and I left guide around start of route being knowledgeable (8)

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

You and I left guide around start of route being acknowledgeable WE (=you and I) + L (=left) + [ R <oute> (“start of” means first letter only is used) in LEAD (=guide, direct)]

21d

Sketch artist perhaps lifting prize (6)

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22d

Endlessly devoured strange work (6)

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

Endlessly devoured strange work *(<d> EVOURE <d>); “endlessly” means first and last letters are dropped from anagram, indicated by “strange”

26d

Cut perhaps not popular with panel (4)

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

Cut perhaps not popular with panel <in> JURY (=cut perhaps); “not popular (=in)” means letters “in” are dropped