Independent Cryptic #11726

2024-05-10

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Across

1a

Torrential movements of French toboggans (7)

flowerflowerflower
5a

Gosh! Small supernatural creature in person (6)

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

MY (gosh!) S (small) ELF (supernatural creature)

10a

Scottish tree one added to line (5)

flowerflowerflower
11a

Star here I fancy is something observed from the Moon (9)

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

An anagram (‘fancy’) of STAR HERE I

12a

Treatment for swelling in reserve team? (7)

flowerflowerflower
14a

Ridiculous to search around bog after setback (7)

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

FISH (to search) around a reversal (‘after setback’) of LOO (bog)

15a

Positive sign in nonsense supplied by university beset by defeat (8)

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

BS (bullshit – nonsense US slang) U (university) in THUMP (defeat)

17a

That fellow’s creative work showing intensity of expression (5)

flowerflowerflower
19a

Check reduced rotation of star to see planet (5)

flowerflowerflower
20a

Call sea a source of power? (8)

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

CALL (ring) SEA (main)

22a

Need oar to do exercise in public school (7)

flowerflowerflower
24a

Winemaker’s very esoteric about it ultimately (7)

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

V (very) INNER (esoteric) about T (last or ‘ultimate’ letter of it)

25a

Expect too much of European King in public (9)

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

E (European) REX (king) in OVERT (public)

26a

Employing thinking but not initially (5)

flowerflowerflower
28a

Being English sad character’s enthralled by US city (6)

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

E (English) + TIT (sad character) inside or ‘enthralled by’ NY (US city)

29a

Historic criminal about to tear up prison (7)

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Down

1d

Source of some Australian’s annoyed comment about West Indies (6)

flowerflowerflower
2d

Blue steady light not good (3)

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

g LOW (steady light) without the ‘g’ (good)

3d

Police information on risks involving millions (9)

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

GEN (information) DARES (risks) around or ‘involving’ M (millions)

4d

Utter chaos at the end on mountain (5)

flowerflowerflower
6d

Area gripped by unknown criminal disposing of dead lout (5)

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

A (area) inside or ‘gripped by’ Y (unknown) HOO d (criminal) without or ‘disposing of’ the ‘d’ (dead)

7d

Indicate if nervously accepting love can be an improvement (11)

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

An anagram (‘nervously’) of INDICATE IF around or ‘accepting’ O (love)

8d

Inflows of water displaced the serfs (8)

flowerflowerflower
9d

Tendency to have security number as means of increasing access? (8)

flowerflowerflower
13d

Heightening arrangement of henna on binder (11)

flowerflowerflower
16d

Big name expressing a temper is increasingly unusual (8)

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

ST a R (big name) without or ‘expressing’ the ‘a’ + ANGER (temper)

17d

Minor figures in international body engaged in much oil wrangling (9)

flowerflowerflower
18d

Knocked for six in defeat (8)

flowerflowerflower
21d

Fierce character lecturer suppressing university activity (6)

flowerflowerflower
23d

Upright Cockney’s present before court (5)

flowerflowerflower
24d

Inspired article coming from religious centre (5)

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

VATIC an (religious centre) missing ‘an’ (article) – another new word for us

27d

Feeble line put out from mischievous character (3)

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

l IMP (feeble) missing or ‘putting out’ the ‘l’ (line)