Independent Cryptic #11691

2024-03-30

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Across

1a

Pawnbroker succeeded given a million in America (5,3)

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UNCLE (pawnbroker) S (succeeded) A M (million)

6a

Grass, about one kilo needed for Hairy Biker (2,4)

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SING (grass – as in ‘inform on’) round I (one) K (kilo)

9a

Spent greenbacks when touring Spain? (4)

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USD (US dollars – ‘greenbacks’) round or ‘touring’ E (Spain)

10a

Animal with flower returning another flower for La Scala? (5,5)

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A reversal (‘returning’) of HARE (animal) PO (river – ‘flower’) + OUSE (another river or ‘flower’)

11a

Duke having private meal (6)

flowerflowerflower
12a

Bear's sure hold that needs breaking (8)

flowerflowerflower
13a

One using C and D three times with guitar playing (4,6)

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An anagram (‘playing’) of C, D, D, D (‘three times’) and GUITAR

16a

See 28 Across

17a

Bean curd content of uneaten sandwiches? (4)

flowerflowerflower
19a

Honey in sugary centre (10)

flowerflowerflower
22a

Centre introducing cut that's wrongly perceived (8)

flowerflowerflower
24a

Grovelling sailor caught boarding fast plane (6)

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AB (able seaman – ‘sailor’) + C (caught) in JET (fast plane)

26a

Sunak bridling at disorder is showing loyalty to state (10)

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PM (Prime Minister – ‘Sunak’) round or ‘bridling’ AT RIOT (disorder) IS

27a
5d

(and 5 Down) Hairy Biker gone has me very sad, distraught (4,5)

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28a
16a

(and 16 Across) Police show vandalised NY outfield (4,2,4)

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29a

Desert, boundless one, devouring goddess devours (8)

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

KALI (‘devouring goddess’) round or ‘devouring’ s AHAR a (desert) missing the first and last letters or ‘boundless’

Down

2d

More horrible wine Roman fiddler endlessly consumes? (7)

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ASTI (wine) in or ‘consumed by’ NER o (‘Roman fiddler’ – Emperor Nero, who is reputed to have fiddled while Rome burned) missing the last letter or ‘endless’

3d

Charged a lot in Californian city retreat (5)

flowerflowerflower
4d

Scrubbed and combed (7)

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Double definition

5d

See 27 Across

6d

Split for one opening finally concealed in chair? (7)

flowerflowerflower
7d

Ken's policy expert climbing rock shelf (9)

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A reversal (‘climbing’) of WONK (policy expert) + LEDGE (rock shelf)

8d

New progressive movement dawning (7)

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N (new) ASCENT (progressive movement)

14d

Lovelorn cowboy on lake shows tactless behaviour (9)

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GAUCH o (cowboy – in S America) missing ‘o’ (love) or ‘lovelorn’ + ERIE (one of the Great Lakes)

15d

Murder in kitchen regularly ignored (3)

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Alternate letters (‘regularly ignored’) in kItChEn

18d

Folding elegantly, banking system backed mate in Paris (7)

flowerflowerflower
19d

She leaves hotela rising tide brings fish (3,4)

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S h E with ‘h’ (hotel) missing or ‘leaving’ + A + a reversal (‘rising’) of FLOW (tide)

20d

One must yield to Madame in drag bar (7)

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TRA i L (drag) with the ‘i’ (one) replaced by or ‘yielding to’ MME (Madame)

21d

Rally where Rolls Royce rounds eastern bight (7)

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R R (Rolls Royce) round E (eastern) COVE (bight)

23d

500 at frozen arena effect hydration (5)

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D (500 in Roman numerals) RINK (frozen arena – ice rink)

25d

Tribe's self-defence system incompletewhat a shame! (5)

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

JUD o (self-defence system) missing the last letter or ‘incomplete’ + AH (what a shame!)