Independent Cryptic #11672

2024-03-08

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7a

Web company anger about new source of deception is impressive (8)

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Web company anger about new source of deception is impressive {N (=new) + [ISP (=web company, i.e. Internet Service Provider) + IRE (=anger)]} + D <eception> (“source of” means first letter only)

9a

Commit to point East when garaging Tesla? (6)

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Commit to point East when garaging Tesla? Wordplay? T (=tesla) + E (=east)

10a

Selection of candidates left over with operation being put back (4)

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Selection of candidates left over with operation being put back L (=left) + O (=over, on cricket scorecard) + OP (=operation); “being put back” indicates reversal

11a

Musical instrument for us in curiously ambient surroundings (10)

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12a

Stratagem? Tense account about it relayed back (6)

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Stratagem ? Tense account about it relayed back T (=tense, in grammar) + [TI (IT; “relayed back” indicates reversal) in ACC (=account)]

13a

Describing some memories - a lecturer entering bank? (8)

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Describing some memories – a lecturer entering bank? [A + DON (=lecturer)] in RELY (=to bank (on)); some computer memories are read-only, i.e. they can be consulted but not changed

15a

Cost of business trip small? That’s about $100 too much (6)

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17a

Emotionally-charged writer set to return (6)

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20a

Single male I will pursue love with love song from Napoli (8)

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Single male, I will pursue love with love song from Napoli O (=love, i.e. zero score) + SOLE (=single) + M (=male) + I + O (=love, i.e. zero score); O sole mio is a Neapolitan song, composed in 1898

22a

I’ll be enthralled by something that makes you go brown (6)

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I’ll be enthralled by something that makes you go brown I in SENNA (=something that makes you go (to the toilet), i.e. laxative drug)

23a

Family newspaper coming back with day featuring legendary hero (10)

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25a

Be stunned regarding US city railroad (4)

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26a

One knows a vehicle will pass through street (6)

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One knows a vehicle will pass through street [A + VAN (=vehicle)] in ST (=street)

27a

US author’s penning old rubbish for inert people (8)

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US author’s penning old rubbish for inert people [O (=old, as in Old Testament) + TAT (=rubbish)] in POE (=US author, i.e. Edgar Allan Poe)’S; e.g. couch potatoes are inert, inactive people

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1d

Give comments to an administrative trainee in revolutionary school (8)

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Give comments to an administrative trainee in revolutionary school AN + [AT (=administrative trainee) in NOTE (ETON=school; “revolutionary” indicates vertical reversal)]

2d

I will be involved in Capitol manoeuvring almost entirely? Not if this (10)

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I will be involved in Capitol manoeuvring almost entirely? Not if this [I in *(CAPITOL)] + AL <l> (=entirely; “almost” means last letter is dropped); “manoeuvring” is anagram indicator; semi- & lit.

3d

Curve almost instant indication of circle? (6)

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4d

Champion with poster about to appear in election (8)

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Champion with poster about to appear in election AD (=poster, i.e. advert) + [CA (=about, circa) in VOTE (=election)]; to champion a cause is to defend, promote, advocate it

5d

Hesitate to ignore origin of Welfare State (4)

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Hesitate to ignore origin of Welfare State <w> AVER (=hesitate, vacillate); “to ignore origin of (=first letter) w elfare ” means letter “w” is dropped; to aver is to state, to affirm

6d

Fourteen letters on a line offering no key (6)

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Fourteen letters on a line offering no key A to N (=fourteen letters, of alphabet) + A + L (=line)

8d

Disagree with European without causing offence (6)

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14d

Half of that rift zone is rocky non-functional (10)

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16d

Most upset with hotel in Swiss resort (8)

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18d

They’ll take position on the bridge without recourse to arms (8)

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They’ll take position on the bridge without recourse to arms Cryptic definition: the “bridge” in question is that of the nose and the arms those of spectacle frames

19d

Big meal and no drink? Hard to tuck into that (6)

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Big meal and no drink? Hard to tuck into that NO + [H (=hard, as in HB pencils) in SUP (=drink)]

21d

Grape variety in rural area finally overlooked by characters in street maps? (6)

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22d

Spray of water from river accepted by famous swimmer (6)

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24d

Minor surface damage reduced in Austrian city (4)

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Minor surface damage reduced in Austrian city GRAZ <e> (=minor surface damage, i.e. to skin; “reduced” means last letter is dropped)