Independent Cryptic #11750

2024-06-07

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Across

1a

Diminished in role as editor (5)

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4a

Eccentric person not natural perhaps as cheat (9)

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9a

Angry news hound is contributor to newspaper (15)

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10a

Garment tailor has altered to accommodate height (10)

Generating...

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

An anagram (‘altered’) of TAILOR HAS round or ‘accommodating’ H (height)

11a

Big vehicle? Millions in fuel on reflection (4)

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

M (millions) in a reversal (‘on reflection’) of OIL (fuel)

13a

Not believing robbery left incomplete in high-level area (9)

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16a

African dismissing farthing and cent backing African currency (5)

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

A reversal (‘backing’) of A f RI c AN ‘dismissing’ the ‘f’ (farthing) and ‘c’ (cent)

17a

Force politician into middle of field (5)

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18a

Mistaken to block return of unusual bravery (9)

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

ERRING (mistaken) in or ‘blocking’ a reversal (‘return’) of ODD (unusual)

19a

Apprehend American’s in love (4)

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20a

Heavens - poet’s good for frolicking (10)

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24a

Heavenly sight misinterpreted as adorable and mundane? (15)

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25a

Milky beer distributed in part of Australia (9)

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26a

Further times and further time included in time (5)

Generating...

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

X (times) T (time) ‘included’ in ERA (time)

Down

1d

The definition here is not put into words! (15)

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2d

Cinema technique showing Frenchman entering second smallest room (5)

Generating...

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

M (‘monsieur’ – French title for man) in S (second) LOO (‘smallest room’)

3d

Frustrate a proposed law over European lack of attention (10)

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

DISH (frustrate) A BILL (proposed law) E (European) – a new meaning of the word for us

4d

Reptile angry spitting out article worked in wool (9)

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5d

Cavalryman to free soldiers up (5)

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6d

No hardliners turning up for a difficult situation (4)

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7d

Accomplishing anti-anti-G possibly (9)

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

An anagram (‘possibly’) of ANTI-ANTI-G

8d

Resonant paragon? That’s quite wrong (15)

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12d

Faint winds waft offering no initial protection against cold weather (10)

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14d

Joint food party - male’s laid-back state? (9)

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

HIP (joint) PIE (food) DO (party) M (male)

15d

Company to start operating a railway as a result (9)

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21d

Take a lower position note aboard boat (5)

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22d

Divine to give up a little time for Northern people (5)

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23d

Exclusive work at last? (4)

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