Independent Cryptic #11707

2024-04-18

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1a

A record capturing French horn concert (6)

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

A CD (record) around or ‘capturing’ COR (French horn)

5a

Bluster and just beat European launcher of darts (8)

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

BLOW (bluster) PIP (just beat) E (European)

9a

Man in red suit drops off US gunners in city there (10)

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10a

Artist going over silhouette of Sneezy and Grumpy (4)

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11a

Music expert building material about Bach's final restoration of harmony (13)

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

RAP (music) PRO (expert) CEMENT (building material) around or ‘about’ H (last or ‘final’ letter in Bach)

12a

Posh partner mostly working making gesture (6)

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14a

As I see it British soldier drops minute object (8)

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

TOM m Y (British soldier) without or ‘dropping’ m (minute) + MIND (object)

17a

Inciter of revels sins terribly with you on date (8)

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

An anagram (‘terribly’) of SINS and YOU after or ‘on’ D (date)

19a

Impressive standing in court having smuggled yen (6)

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20a

Rum comes out in parties or a French red? (13)

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24a

Very flexible person American's greeting with grunt (4)

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25a

People fixing equipment on back parts where horses are kept (10)

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

A reversal (back) of RE (on) inside or ‘parting’ IN STALLS (where horses are kept)

26a

Biscuit and a doughnut separately eaten by French bigwig (8)

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

A and O (doughnut) inside or ‘eaten by’ MACRON (French bigwig). Rodriguez has included ‘separately’ as the A and O are not together.

27a

Climate change effect admitted by Exxon in letter after a U-turn (6)

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2d

President Cleveland's face has moustache perhaps (5)

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3d

Punk's too giddy about leading part for Emily Blunt (9)

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

An anagram (‘giddy’) of PUNK’S TOO around or ‘about’ E (first letter or ‘leading part’ to Emily)

4d

Fake revolutionary hears about new beliefs (9)

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

COD (fake) reversed or ‘revolutionary’ + TRIES (hears) about N (new)

5d

Agile climber to stand around base of Everest (7)

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

BEAR (to stand) CA (around) T (last letter or ‘base’ of Everest)

6d

Applaud tax-free drug? (5)

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

If something has no tax it may be described as O (zero) VAT followed by E (drug)

7d

After four failed schemes devise this carpentry tool? (5)

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

PLAN E (may follow 4 previous failed attempts, PLANS A, B, C, and D)

8d

E.g. perfect way to stop secretary suffering anxiety (9)

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13d

Naturalist's Tibetan animal in northerly green rolling lea (9)

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15d

Wee drop of malt and one tea loudly swallowed by clergyman (9)

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

M (first letter or ‘drop’ of malt) I (one) and T (a homophone – ‘loudly’ – of  ‘tea’) inside CURATE (clergyman)

16d

Computer factory with article for Etonian PM (9)

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18d

One in yellow family of monkeys trapped by kid (7)

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21d

Indian side occasionally erratic getting cheers (5)

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

‘Occasional’ letters in eRrAtIc and TA (cheers)

22d

Capital firm banking capital right? (5)

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

CO (firm) around or ‘banking’ AI (capital – first rate) and R (right)

23d

Concealing first name retire somewhere in Italy (5)

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