Independent Cryptic #11654

2024-02-16

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Across

1a

Divided Croatian city with a role to play (10)

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

SPLIT (Croatian city) A PART (role to play)

6a

Stop small object losing its front (4)

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9a

Bass stringed instruments not initially tried in music genre (5)

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10a

Damage from punch? Count is on unfortunately (9)

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12a

Border commitment having no place (4)

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

pl EDGE (commitment) without (‘having no’) ‘pl’ (place)

13a

Praising a quarter of European supply systems? Not entirely (10)

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15a

Covering quiet few drinks (number not given) (6)

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

SH (quiet) ROU n D (few drinks) without (‘not given’) ‘n’ (number)

16a

Benefactor adopting student struggle (8)

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

FOUNDER (benefactor) around or ‘adopting’ L (student)

18a

Dead brewery revitalised with fruit (8)

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20a

United backed excellent source of funding to achieve ideal state (6)

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

U (united) and a reversal (‘backed’) of AI (excellent) POT (source of funding)

24a

Large tunnel blasted with ammo (10)

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25a

S Times i (4)

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

CRU (vintage) X (times – in arithmetic)

27a

Everybody left in pursuit of half a pair of footwear having lost second (9)

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28a

Dread keeping a king tossing and turning? (5)

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

AWE (dread) around or ‘keeping’ A K (king)

29a

Despairing son overwhelmed by fate (4)

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30a

Admen cynic represented as begging (10)

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Down

1d

Regular payment allows further rental arrangements (7)

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2d

You finally invested in more extended seat by the pool? (7)

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3d

Trial defendant finally fixed up (4)

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4d

Hear sound of truck? (6)

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5d

Many interacting with Lord on no regular basis (8)

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7d

Perverse edition of Dickens classic? (7)

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8d

I’m going uphill mostly in contest with climbing little vehicle (7)

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

A reversal (‘going uphill’) of I’M + a reversal (‘climbing’) of RACIN g (in contest) without last letter or ‘mostly’

11d

Comment from frustrated employee in university through being all over the place (8)

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

I QUIT (comment from frustrated employee) in U (university) BY (through)

14d

Film franchise star is welcoming for each old woman (8)

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

SUN (star) around or ‘welcoming’ PER (for each) MA (old woman)

17d

French individual about to graffiti foremost part of building (8)

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

FR (French) ONE (individual) around or ‘about’ TAG (to graffiti)

18d

Both sexes love to get stuck into rising amount of work? That’s stupid (7)

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

M and F (both sexes) O (love) inside or ‘getting stuck into’ a reversal (‘rising’) of LOAD (amount of work)

19d

Secure conditions saving money in times of cold weather (7)

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

WIN (secure) TER m S (conditions) without or ‘saving’ M (money)

21d

Relate point about revised rate (7)

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22d

Worrying area I observed in review of next year (7)

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

A (area) + I ‘observed’ inside an anagram (‘review’) of NEXT + Y (year)

23d

Song with something wrong about a couple of lines (6)

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

BAD (something wrong) about A and LL (couple of lines)

26d

A quantity of brutal chilli powder (4)

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