Independent Cryptic #11676

2024-03-13

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Across

1a

Picture biscuits just out of the oven (8)

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5a

Memory returned when back in girls' bog (6)

Generating...

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

ROM ( R ead O nly M emory) reversed (returned) + AS (when) + S ( final letter of [back in] GIRL’ S )

10a

Stretcher for cyclist involved in ugly crash (5)

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11a

Even in prison Donald's heading for president (9)

Generating...

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

( LEVEL [even] contained in [in] CAN [slang term for ‘prison’]) + D ( first letter of [heading] D ONALD)

12a

Sweet seeing wrinkle on old model (7)

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13a

Sam lies about having nothing to do (7)

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15a

Windbag spreads froth over king during light meal (12)

Generating...

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

( LATHERS [spreads froth over] + K [king]) all contained in (during) BITE (a light meal)

19a

Wild animals great area of concern for MP (12)

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22a

Drunk nurses working later (7)

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24a

Belgian legislation overturned by twit (7)

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25a

Customers given right box on fourth of March (9)

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27a

Wide orifice gross (5)

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28a

Deny old prison contains no women (6)

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29a

OK if each spring starts late (8)

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Down

1d

Fried sandwiches left in homage (6)

Generating...

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

L (left) contained in (in) SAUTÉ (fried lightly and quickly)

2d

A group of sailors called out to be added (6)

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3d

Poles employed by builder a couple of fellows to put in carpeting (11)

Generating...

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

( A + F [fellow] + F [fellow] giving a couple of fellows) contained in (put in) SCOLDING (carpeting)

4d

Chore for management getting new star players (9)

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6d

Drink's on me not Mike (3)

Generating...

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

ON M E excluding (not) M (Mike is the international radio communication code word for the letter M )

7d

University life a roué loved over at the Sorbonne (8)

Generating...

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

A + CAD (roué) + AIMÉ (masculine French word for ‘loved’) reversed (over)

8d

Avoid swimming despite having sun overhead (8)

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9d

Cycling no different for steep hill (4)

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14d

Woolf's title everything over with inside 24 hours (11)

Generating...

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

MRS (Virginia was married to Leonard Woolf for 30 years) + ([ ALL {everything} + O {over} + W {with}] contained in [inside] DAY [24 hours]) – ‘title’ seems to be doing double duty in the definition and the word play.

16d

Last to realise university lecturer's attire is absent (9)

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17d

Smiley perhaps one studies after English test (8)

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18d

Obsequious Conservative on the phone (8)

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20d

Evasive characters in motel could be US hunters (6)

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21d

Amazing lunar shot includes Earth (6)

Generating...

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

Anagram of (shot) LUNAR containing (includes) E (earth)

23d

Top number is one less than twenty (4)

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26d

Hair gripper made by twisting metal (3)

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