Independent Cryptic #11714

2024-04-26

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7a

One avoiding heat rests - these may act as sunshades (8)

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9a

Followed English and American backing in conclusion (6)

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

( E [English] + US [United States; American]) all reversed (backing) and contained in (in) END (conclusion)

10a

Nothing in money supply? A very small amount (4)

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11a

Works appear rash to put things another way (10)

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12a

Contribution to 1 say left out connection with drug (6)

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14a

Describing leaves: couple mostly greenish-blue (8)

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15a

Urban conditions perhaps not experienced in small place (6)

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

RAW (inexperienced) contained in (in) ( S [small] + PL [place])

17a

Stamp involving small US state in a row (6)

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20a

Gas in any way curtailed about newborns (8)

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22a

I go astray in South American mountain range (6)

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

( I + ERR [go astray]) contained in (in) SA (South America)

23a

Breeder Frenchman perhaps taken aback about sex (10)

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

RENÉ (name of a French male; Frenchman) reversed (taken aback) containing (about) GENDER (sex)

24a

Novice reflected? That’s a good thing (4)

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25a

Italian monster namely reverse of friend (6)

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26a

Broadcasting on air with the dubious leading figure (8)

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1d

Is harrowing about it in literary work (8)

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2d

Sources of any largely uncommon metal provide metallic salt (4)

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

ALUM ( first letters of [sources of] each of A NY, L ARGELY, U NCOMMON and M ETAL)

3d

Persistent hanger-on exhausted visitor from far away? (6)

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4d

Reminder to look up when taking drink in Japan (8)

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5d

Rectories I fancy may be location of (10)

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

Anagram of (fancy) RECTORIES and I

6d

Stretch of water’s about devoid of life mostly after introduction of sulphur (6)

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

RE (with reference to; about) + ( DEA D [devoid of life) excluding the final letter [mostly] containing [after introduction of] S [chemical symbol for sulphur])

8d

Stone on dress flashing in light (6)

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13d

Player in old plays missing climax from tricksy Italian playwright (10)

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16d

Take away sense over hospital? Part of it goes into reverse (8)

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

WIT (sense) + H (hospital) + WARD (part of a hospital) reversed (goes into reverse)  As this is a down entry the letter W is placed over all the other letters in the entry

18d

Left pig covered in pig fat (8)

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19d

Latin praise? Attempt to keep Latin manner up (6)

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

( GO [attempt] containing [to keep] L [Latin]) + AIR (manner) reversed (up; down entry)

21d

Picked up hot hint about a Parisian castrato? (6)

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

( H [hot] + [ CUE {hint} containing {about} UN {French for ‘a’}]) all reversed (picked up; down entry)

22d

A dessert’s served up in layers (6)

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

( A + TART’S [dessert’s]) reversed (served up; down entry)

24d

Scientist foremost among best of historical researchers (4)

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