Independent Cryptic #11752

2024-06-10

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1a

Preserve most of huge painting (6)

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CAN to preserve & most of VAS(t)

5a

Impregnability of Superman figure wearing thick cape (8)

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Superman has the figure S on his chest inserted into FAT – thick & CAPE – ness, river end

9a

Gracious old people confirming who's boss (10)

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COR – wow, gracious! & O(ld) & NATION – people

10a

Heading for retirement shortly, in the future (2-2)

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Most of TO BE(d), going to retire for the night

11a

Lousy band hire piano, butchering this piece? (8,2,4)

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Butcher [LOUSY BAND HIRE P(iano)]*. V nice

12a

City of steel also full of light (6)

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Spanish City famous for steel making. TOO – also – with LED – light inserted

14a

Community's developing endless local ties (8)

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[LOCA(l) TIES]* developed

16a

Rower back from Henley cleaning room (8)

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SCULLER – a rower of boats rather than arguer – & end of (henle)Y

19a

Veiled nun cycles around bishop's office (6)

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NUN* cycling around SEE – the Bishop’s area

21a

Prop supine, yet lock behind fine (6,8)

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F(ine) & LYING – supine & BUT – yet & TRESS – lock of hair

24a

Was nibbling sandwiches Adam's first temptation? (4)

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A(dam) inside BIT – nibbled

25a

Pail on Etna tickled Italian living near volcano (10)

flowerflowerflower
26a

A month on, cavity's decaying (8)

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DEC(ember) & RE – on & PIT – cavity

27a

Don't Leave Me This Way (2,4)

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Cryptic def

Down

2d

Adultery in the morning, time husband leaves (5)

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AM – morning & H(usband) removed from (h)OUR – time

3d

One of the strings lasts for concert, some break (7)

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Instrument VIOLA and ends of concer T som E

4d

Soft rock ultimately improves pensioner's mood (9)

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End of improve S & the mood could be O.A.P.’S TONE

5d

Be honest, a bit of grooming's needed for exhibition dogs (4,3)

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With a bit of G(rooming) removed it could FAIR (for) DO(g)S

6d

A member of student body raised division among Muslims (5)

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If you’re a member you’re IN (the) NUS reversed – raised

7d

Unskilled celebrity (7)

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Could be split NOT ABLE

8d

Get the better of reserve pitcher at end of game (9)

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SUB- reserve & JUG – pitcher & AT & (gat) E

13d

Yo-yo coils tangled and others rewound (9)

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COILS* tangled & ET AL – the rest – reversed – rewound

15d

3-2-1, perhaps TV show suiting cruciverbalists? (9)

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Double definition, 3-2-1 was also a show with ridiculous riddles and a bin – as daft as it sounds

17d

Mademoiselle is terrifying holding a spear (7)

flowerflowerflower
18d

Warning sheep had to listen to (3,4)

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Sounds like EWE ATE

20d

Out of fresh ideas, anagram of 17? (7)

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17 is LEISTER so LEISTER*

22d

Research first book at university (3,2)

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GEN(esis) – first book & UP – at Uni

23d

Bad cops not completing condition of arrest (5)

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Most of STASI(s)