Independent Cryptic #11736

2024-05-22

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1a

Musical style of women in second century (6)

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4a

Assurance from a percussionist looking over Mozart and Beethoven's overtures (6)

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

First letters or ‘overtures’ of A Percussionist Looking Over Mozart + Beethoven

8a

Thorough removal of just over half of us by Thursday (7)

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9a

Real drunk real drunk (7)

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11a

Fake metal dish from Thailand inspiring me to move right forward (10)

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

RED CURRY (dish from Thailand) round or ‘inspiring’ ME, with one of the ‘r’s (right) moving forward – one of our last ones in – the fake metal was new to us

12a

Hell-hole's opening for sexy person (4)

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DIS (Hell) H (first letter or ‘opening’ of hole)

13a

Hell-hole's opening for normal person (5)

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14a

Photographed guards with snake in parade (8)

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

SHOT (photographed) round or ‘guarding’ W (with) BOA (snake) – we struggled with the definition here, but realised after a lot of head-scratching that both definition and answer are verbs, synonyms for ‘show off’

16a

Speechless scratching head regarding everything about protective cover (8)

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18a

City in Thailand and city in Russia (5)

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20a

Hill climber's first to display necklace (4)

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21a

At last ref's blown for infringement (10)

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

An anagram (‘blown’) of AT LAST REF’S

23a

Wild West gunfighter's haul: a muffler? (7)

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24a

Cut kills fish (7)

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25a

Possesses permit to make meat loaf (6)

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26a

Almost all mountain cycling is hard to endure (6)

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

EVERES t (mountain) missing the last letter or ‘almost’, with the last letter moved to the front or ‘cycling’

Down

1d

Moderate ingredient of cottage pie (5)

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2d

On heat bother male bears (7)

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3d

Bird dropping left in full-length Disney film on wigeons initially (9)

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WALTER (the ‘full-length’ version of Walt Disney’s forename) ‘dropping’ the L (left) to follow F O W (first or ‘initial’ letters of Film On Wigeons)

5d

Climber supports promoting people in toilet (5)

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6d

Late shortened meeting with head of broadcasting to make new recording (7)

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7d

Prohibits discussion about base in plant stem (9)

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BANS (prohibits) TALK (discussion) round E (base – in maths)

10d

Duke insecure in market town (9)

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13d

Quack doctor in love with Patricia Hodge's top (9)

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

HOME (in) O (love) PAT (Patricia) H (first letter or ‘top’ of Hodge)

15d

Exactly where to find bridge? (9)

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

A reference to the bridge of THE NOSE

17d

Surprisingly precise instructions for dinner? (7)

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An anagram (‘surprisingly’) of PRECISE

19d

Artist's friend cuddling missus regularly (7)

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

MATE (friend) round or ‘cuddling’ alternate or ‘regular’ letters of mIsSuS

21d

Glass instrument (5)

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22d

Elevation of some horrid gentlemen (5)

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