Independent Cryptic #11709

2024-04-20

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1a

Hot air's circulating to plug musical release (9)

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6a

Fronts for thieving racketeers announce massive price hike (5)

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9a

Perhaps seventh word in a limerick's too long for it (7)

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10a

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11a

Christmas visitor possibly taking other end of weighty decoration (5)

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12a

Lad very embarrassed to admit papa's promised money (9)

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13a

Making a certain sound when stealing away (10)

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18a

Old men up for dancing with yours truly, Methuselah? (3,2,5)

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22a

Masculine decoration catching zip has gotta hurt (9)

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24a

Lioness grabs tail of unlucky antelope (5)

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25a

Tory leader fills political address with extremely nebulous ideas (7)

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26a

Observe silicon and another element at work (3,2,2)

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27a

Country torn asunder without old monarch (5)

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28a

Token of affection almost returned, but interrupted by fish and chips? (4,5)

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10a

(and 10 Across) Muppet CEO Kermit soon replaced (6,7)

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2d

After tango, snubbed stranger's left in lurch (6)

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3d

Some irritating sound in my earhole? That does it! (6)

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4d
21d

(and 21 Down) Character who looms large in a seminar's novel reading? (5,6)

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5d

Beset by problems, I lob my soup over some art (9)

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6d

North African vessel sits in Arno now and then (8)

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7d

Rock in more expansive bit of space always losing velocity (8)

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8d

Showing off, dropping name in front of male model (8)

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14d

One text contains just over a hundred mistakes (9)

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15d

Submariner beginning to navigate through twisted ocean plants (8)

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16d

One got on ... or came down? (8)

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17d

Massage on vacation limited personal crisis (8)

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19d

During goalless game, reduced team's rolling with punches (3-3)

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20d

Semi-retired US prison boss given notice (6)

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21d

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23d

Relaxed, or wound up, blowing top (5)

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