Independent Cryptic #11690

2024-03-29

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Across

1a

Old coin one blocking vent (5)

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4a

Article recording introduction from historian supports collections of letters (9)

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9a

Prevent one leaving less riotous feaster (9)

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10a

Opening extracted from report Nixon backed (5)

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11a

Henry to appear in a short timeand again and again? (6)

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12a

Relative getting taxman releasing money unexpectedly - a source of ease (8)

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14a

Nobel prize winner - second person in France to feature twice (4)

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15a

Eastern India restricted by old regular payment (8)

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

( O + RENTAL [regular payment]) containing ( I [India is the international radio communication codeword for the letter I )

18a

Carbon oxygen and phosphorus in heap forming ester? (8)

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C (chemical symbol for carbon) + O (chemical symbol for oxygen) + ( P [chemical symbol for phosphorus] contained in [in] MOUND [heap])

19a

What’s earlier than foxtrot in dance choice? (4)

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21a

Contemporary of Gates B to attempt firearms practice (8)

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MUSK E (reference E lon MUSK [born] 1971, a contemporary of Bill GATES [ Gates, B – born 1955] in the world of science, computing and business) + TRY (attempt)

22a

Poet overlooking British and our enthusiasm (6)

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24a

Festival putting out special meal for me? (5)

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26a

Aster? Write music about it (9)

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27a

Metal tiplead? (9)

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SPEARHEAD (lead an attack) double definition

28a

Money returned regarding fertiliser ingredient (5)

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Down

1d

Discussion not up to be raised before closing parts of summit conference (6)

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ABED (still in bed; not up) reversed (raised; down entry) + TE ( final letters [closing parts] of each of SUMMI T and CONFERENC E )

2d

Unusually competent suppressing Right with singular argument (11)

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Anagram of (unusually) COMPETENT containing (suppressing) R (right) + S (singular)

3d

Panic about count I ran perversely having mistake in the maths (15)

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TERROR (panic) containing (about) an anagram of (perversely) COUNT I RAN

4d

Political group out of power supporting the creative industries (4)

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P ARTY (political group) excluding (out of) P (power)

5d

Frenchman perhaps showing skill for one in theatrical area (8)

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P I ERRE (name of a French male) with ART (skill) replacing (for) I (Roman numeral for one)

6d

What could give cinema a darn toot? Where’s Yosemite Sam when you need him? (15)

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Anagram of (what could give) CINEMA A DARN TOOT

7d

Amphibian departed abandoning lake (3)

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L EFT (departed) excluding L (lake)

8d

Discussion of work hard work interrupting attempt to follow game (8)

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( H [hard, when describing pencil lead] + OP (opus; work]) contained in (interrupting) STALK (follow game keeping under cover)

13d

Compiler is busy tonight also (11)

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16d

Hurries holidaymaker aboard ship (8)

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17d

Musical performance from area in close to eastern direction? (8)

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ENTRACTE (piece of music or other performance between acts in a play)

20d

Easy thing or easterly thing? (6)

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BREEZE (descriptive of a light wind from the East) double definition

23d

Surrounded by support receiving millions (4)

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AID (support) containing (receiving) M (millions)

25d

How far will five letters get you in extremity? (3)

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TO E ( E is the fifth letter of the alphabet, so moving through the first five letters will get you TO E )