Independent Cryptic #11683

2024-03-21

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1a

They seek work providing landlords with insurance (15)

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

Possibly you could say it’s double def, but the letters don’t seek but an additional note with an application

9a

Clout face of worrisome figure (6)

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10a

What cons do following bloody exceptional person (8)

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11a

Rocky place where the first horse is put? (8)

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12a

Empire-builder has trouble besieging dry area (6)

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As in the Hun, ILL – trouble with TT – dry – inserted & A(rea) See KVa @4 for noticing the typing error

13a

It interrupts current drug experiences with enchanting female (10)

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15a

I'm telling the truth they're the upper crust (4)

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17a

Clean ship's prow with sailor (4)

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19a

Unwisely putting away starter of ribs with sauce (10)

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22a

Hail coming into Massachusetts occasionally from the east (6)

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24a

Try dessert containing large nut (8)

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26a

Really bad goal one let in by members of school (8)

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END – goal & I – one all in FISH – members of a school say

27a

Having a complex kitchen appliance I coated in copper (6)

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HOB top of oven & I all in PC – policeman, copper

28a

An envious ill oddball follows friend of Hermione and Harry Potter (15)

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2d

Public disagreement about Henry Fielding error (9)

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Nicely misleading putting Henry & Fielding next to each other. OVERT – public & H(enry) & ROW – disagreement

3d

Boozy drink for one grand? Lose it (7)

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A new one to me, I’d heard of Egg Nog, still it’s EG = for one & G(rand) & FLIP – lose it as in temper

4d

Start bringing up characters in Fortnite (5)

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5d

Ready to fight boxed by chap in shorts say (7)

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6d

Carpeted a bare rickety shack (9)

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A rickety [A BEAR]* & SHED a shack say

7d

Can banking venture start to annoy Asian? (7)

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BET for venture & start of A(nnoy) all inside TIN for can

8d

Bucolic painter in trouble occasionally (5)

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RA – painter, artist – inside alternate letters of t R o U b L e

14d

This expands when indulging in whiskey and Asti high on some cocaine (9)

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16d

One's played with a dog from the south and a dog from Moscow (9)

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A LAB(rador) reversed, from the south in a down clue & LAIKA a famous Russian dog

18d

Bond performer finally forges with relatives coming around (7)

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End of (forge)S in 2 relatives BRO & NAN

20d

Glib lefty's plots (7)

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PAT – glib & CHE’S

21d

One contemporary of Jesus turns up round old capital (7)

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I – one & O(ld) in BRIAN reversed. In The Life of Brian he and Jesus were born at the same time etc

23d

Marx's drunken utterance inspired by leading pair of Communists (5)

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25d

Unfortunate lapse is a bit of a bloomer (5)

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