Independent Cryptic #11748

2024-06-05

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Across

1a

Road surface dangerous with learner on it (6)

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4a

Something made in that cafe traced back (8)

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10a

Soldier wears appropriate American kit (9)

Generating...

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

PARA – soldier in APT – appropriate & US

11a

Dorothy returned always before bedtime (5)

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12a

Reserve in friendly not starting (3)

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

A decapitated (n)ICE

13a

Bore audience with Marx then steal away (11)

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14a

Highlander taking European friend through part of UK (6)

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

E(uropean) & PAL – friend all in NI a part of the UK

16a

Home-maker left feeding dog (7)

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19a

Sailor recalled terrible night in the sea (7)

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20a

Musician's skill on bass not bad (6)

Generating...

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

Bela BARTOK Hungarian composer & pianist. B(ass) & ART – skill & OK – not bad

22a

Dejected crowd initially remain totally stuck in Slough (11)

Generating...

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

C(rowd) & REST – remain & ALL – totally in FEN – slough, muddy area

25a

Calm side with eleven in prime positions (3)

Generating...

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

2,3 and 5 are the first 3 primes so in prime positions e LE v E n

26a

Worker never affected by nasty smell in trash (5)

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27a

Cook prepared tart mix printing method (9)

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28a

Naive exploit crossing river ending in tragedy (8)

Generating...

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

WYE – a river &end of (traged)Y all in DEED – exploit

29a

Car with parts replaced at last (6)

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Down

1d

Leave a pound that is for saver (6)

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2d

11 tennis administrators consider an injury (9)

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3d

Planet core's hot all the way down (5)

Generating...

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

HEART – core with H(ot) moved to the bottom

5d

Slip in sobriety affected business (14)

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6d

Two appearing in film having a mutual fan (9)

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

EXTR[A] & [A]CTOR

7d

Sound from Abbado perhaps lacking volume at the start (5)

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

CLAUDIO Abbado was an Italian conductor, you need to remove CL – centilitre – small measure of volume – from that. Not at all obvious how you’d cold solve that

8d

Republican not in Conservative's right-wing film (8)

Generating...

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

R(epublican) removed from TO(r)Y’S – conservative’s & TORY – right wing

9d

Crank's maiden name? (14)

Generating...

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

Well a maiden name would be one’s first surname – name – “handle”

15d

Alexander's Greek tutor trained tsar to lie (9)

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17d

With left coming in can Maggie seem important? (9)

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

LOO – can, toilet & L(eft) in MARGE – maggie

18d

Sob uncontrollably better out of sight (8)

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21d

King of Persia the other king raised (6)

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

SEX – a bit of the other & REX – king all reversed

23d

Intestine looped around bend (5)

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

BOWEL – LBOWE – ELBOW

24d

Husband supports tidy Welsh club (5)

Generating...

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

NEAT – tidy & H(usband)