Independent Cryptic #11695

2024-04-04

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Across

1a

Duck stayed local around muddy green (9)

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6a

Request charity houses popular person (5)

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9a

Putting the fear into flying (5)

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

AWING (on the wing; in the sky; flying) double definition

10a

Recognised California by prison on island (9)

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11a

Case of lady in Rome confused with Roman goddess (13)

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14a

Soprano on debut is charming (9)

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16a

System of rules and suchlike hosts welcome (5)

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18a

Specialised hospital friendly nurses (5)

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

NICE (friendly) containing (nurses) H (hospital;)

19a

Shout thanks getting more gold (9)

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20a

Try the unpromising fish from old Home Secretary's lake? (13)

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

CATCH (to net; to fish) + AT (from) + STRAW’S (reference Jack STRAW [born 1946], Home Secretary in a Labour Government from 1997 to 2001) – I think ‘lake’ is in the clue simply to illustrate where one could fish at Jack STRAW’ s property, if he has a lake.

24a

Green is so fresh coming out (9)

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26a

The Terminator f (5)

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27a

Those kids without ID suggesting ages (5)

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28a

Pub in Brussels charges for Iraqi's water (9)

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Down

1d

Approve of Irish descendant of Mrs Corleone? (4)

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

O’KAY (possible Irish name for a descendant of KAY Corleone [wife of Michael Corleone in The Godfather film series)

2d

Very silly taking degree in illogical language (9)

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3d

What's good in garden making end of lawn right? (5)

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

G (good) contained in (in) EDE N (reference the Garden of EDE N , mentioned in the Book of Genesis) with R (right) replacing (for) the N ( last letter of [end] LAW N ) to form EDE R

4d

Playing field seconds from new free school redeveloped (3)

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

Anagram of (redeveloped) REC ( second letters of [seconds from] each of N E W, F R EE and S C HOOL)

5d

Dessert granny's put in bread roll and set fire to (11)

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

( NANA’S [granny] contained in [put in] BAP [bread roll]) + LIT (set fire to)

6d

Bishop with Spaniard's encouragement runs over highwayman (9)

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

B (bishop) + AND (with) + OLÉ (Spanish exclamation of encouragement) + R (runs) + O (over)

7d

Dose of vitamin C arrives for the driver (5)

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8d

Nick in clover? Failing did Clegg a service ultimately (10)

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

Anagram of (failing) DID CLEGG A + E [ last letter of [ultimately]) SERVIC E )

12d

Unlikely success getting back from Innsbruck in girl's three-wheeler (11)

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

K ( last letter of [back from] INNSBRUC K ) contained in ( LUCY’S [girl’s name] + TRIKE [tricycle; three-wheeler])

13d

Each prison chaotic yet obsessed by rules (10)

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15d

Came across husband in stays sporting jewels (9)

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

( MET [came across] + H [husband]) contained in (in) an anagram of (sporting) STAYS

17d

Spooner's cut was painful self-inflicted discomfort (9)

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21d

City where highwayman is powerless (5)

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22d

Daisy's teacher taking marks off (5)

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

M ASTER (teacher) excluding (taking off) M (marks; deutschmarks)

23d

Goddess with multiple lives (4)

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25d

Smart new patents etc (3)

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