Independent Cryptic #11664

2024-02-28

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Across

8a

Soldiers welcoming really large protective devices (8)

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PARAS (soldiers) round or ‘welcoming’ SO (really) L (large)

9a

Felon ultimately with not one regret going around cell (6)

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N (last or ‘ultimate’ letter of felon) + a reversal (‘going around’) of NO (not one) RUE (regret)

10a

Tax - it's ignored in frivolity (4)

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LEV it Y (frivolity) missing or ‘ignoring’ ‘it’

11a

How India was once ruled: friend getting behind India (10)

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COLON (:) ALLY (friend) behind I (India, in the phonetic alphabet)

12a

Alaskans salute reforms (6)

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An anagram (‘reforms’) of SALUTE

14a

Pattern spoils clothing man put on board (8)

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15a

Respected figure you once introduced to poet (7)

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16a

Running trial as a way to get hold of stock (7)

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20a

Like certain complaints from Frenchman back cutting meat (8)

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A reversal (‘back’) of RENE (Frenchman) in or ‘cutting’ VEAL (meat)

23a

Seize an advantage from what each other across answer has (6)

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A double definition, but we initially guessed the entry from the crossing letters and the first definition – then realised that all the across answers include the name of a currency

24a

Final amount of Gewurztraminer drained along with some spirits by a Liberal (10)

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G R (Gewürztraminer without the middle letters or ‘drained’) AND (along with) TOT (‘some spirits’ as in ‘tot of rum’) A L (Liberal)

25a

With time adopting working habit (4)

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W (with) T (time) round or ‘adopting’ ON (working)

26a

Stomach problem introduced by a medic from the east (6)

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SUM (problem) after or ‘introduced by’ a reversal (‘from the east’) of A MO (medic)

27a

In on-air broadcast deejay's opening line is so-so (8)

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Down

1d

Alert criminal in court defeat (8)

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2d

Confused I see after turning up axes (4)

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A reversal (‘turning up’) of AH (‘I see’) + Z Y (axes – in a 3-d graph)

3d

Male with suitable time to drop round one going on foot (8)

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M (male) OCCASI o N (suitable time) missing or ‘dropping’ the ‘o’ (round)

4d

Shelters in a yard in poor areas (7)

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A + Y (yard) in SLUMS (poor areas)

5d

American in private is sillier (6)

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6d

Chap sheltered by French 8 is grasping English history philosophy etc (10)

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MAN (chap) in or ‘sheltered by’ HUIT (French for 8) + IS round or ‘grasping’ E (English)

7d

Track by lake with say sharp bend (6)

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13d

Rough quality still maintained by country club head (10)

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17d

Firm stable worker admitted to tremendous honour (8)

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CO (company – ‘firm’) LAD (stable worker – looking after horses) in or ‘admitted to’ ACE (tremendous)

18d

NHS working with inert solvents (8)

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19d

Parent say ignoring rule gets ecstasy (7)

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r ELATION (‘parent, say’) missing or ‘ignoring’ r’ (rule)

21d

Periodically set up sex session for Farage once? (6)

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Alternate or ‘periodic’ letters of s E t U p + ROMP (‘sex session’)

22d

Inter's B Team leaving area on ground (6)

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An anagram (‘ground’) of B TE a M ON missing or ‘leaving’ ‘a’ (area)

25d

Drinker of cool old whiskey to start with (4)

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IN (cool) O (old) with W (whiskey in the phonetic alphabet) in front or ‘to start with’