Independent Cryptic #11668

2024-03-04

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Across

1a

Popular delicacy not touched (6)

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4a

Cycle rickshaw collecting man from the mosque? (6)

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9a

Rain slightly slants to the left (4)

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10a

Walker on water has think about tricky task (10)

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11a

New car on end of drive gets transparent cover (6)

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12a

Vote for DeSantis perhaps showing a little negativity? (8)

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13a

Peculiarity disguised by wise nerds (9)

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15a

Prize boxer gets hit hard (4)

Generating...

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

A dd.

16a

Use drugs to take part in school sport? (4)

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17a

Fats Waller treated removing small cataract (9)

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21a

Protecting dress mother getting on rubber glove (8)

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22a

Hard-headed wife interrupts scrap (6)

Generating...

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

An insertion of W in SHRED. The insertion indicator is ‘interrupts’.

24a

Power behind cooker to sort out in advance (10)

Generating...

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

A charade of P, REAR and RANGE.

25a

Very little pressure creates leak (4)

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26a

Tinker sounded gong (6)

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27a

A pain at night hurting more around noon (6)

Generating...

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

An insertion of N in SORER.

Down

1d

Naughty child learning to beg (7)

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2d

That thing in bronze is a Greek god (5)

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3d

Last to leave the ship bemused at panic (7)

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5d

Protected from demolition like Pisa's tower (6)

Generating...

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

A dd.

6d

Criticise and complain bloody food (9)

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7d

Fidel's friend given radical cigar (7)

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8d

Ken short of stature? (13)

Generating...

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

A dd cum cd.

14d

Carpet salesman fellow breaking free (9)

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16d

Maid with rag smeared picture (7)

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18d

Whale's back behind ship coming from China say (7)

Generating...

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

A charade of E for the final letter of ‘whale’ and ASTERN.

19d

Ratio initially reversed in Carnivora e.g. wolves (7)

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20d

Rancher's pen is pink containing hint of red (6)

Generating...

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

An insertion of R in CORAL. The insertion indicator is ‘containing’.

23d

One in eight perhaps quarrelsome type? (5)

Generating...

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

A dd.