Independent Cryptic #11762

2024-06-21

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Across

1a

University engaged in supporting a quartet (4)

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3a

A sample reduced vomit but only just (10)

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10a

Continue to caress back leading to a doctor’s initial set of comments? (7)

Generating...

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

( PET ON [continue to caress]) all reversed + A + D ( first letter of [initial] D OCTOR)

11a

Detailed section in record of meeting (7)

flowerflowerflower
12a

Simple programme about energy plant (9)

flowerflowerflower
13a

Drunk and frustrated after female’s left (5)

Generating...

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

F OILED (frustrated) excluding (after … left) F (female)

14a

What'll fill gap between 45 and 78? (11)

flowerflowerflower
17a

Help papers in getting behind article (3)

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19a

Perhaps 8 ball initially dispatched - with this? (3)

Generating...

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

CU B E (8 is the cube of 2) excluding B, the first letter of [initially dispatched] B ALL

20a

Scents sheik dispersed offering vague sensation (11)

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22a

Satisfied about Old Testament setting for church (5)

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23a

Editor sound as a bell not backing English scientist (9)

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26a

Supports a further course? (7)

Generating...

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

SECONDS (additional course or helping of food; a further course) double definition

27a

Unoriginal article found in Roman dwelling (7)

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28a

Considerate approach misinterpreted as idle coitus (10)

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29a

Restrict attention from the press declining deliveries (4)

Generating...

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

C OVER AGE (media [press] attention) excluding (declining) OVER (a set of deliveries of a ball in cricket)

Down

1d

Shifted one at 20 ft? Excellent (9)

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2d

Put out over work in the attic? (5)

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4d

Overthrow overthrown with involvement of daughter in royal house (5)

Generating...

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

ROUT (defeat utterly; overthrow) reversed (overthrown) containing (with involvement of) D (daughter)

5d

Balanced analysis may form finally a standard of measurement (9)

Generating...

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

SYM ( last letters [finally] of each of ANALYSI S , MA Y and FOR M ) + METRI C (a standard or system of measurement)

6d

British author published a few (7)

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7d

Encourage sexual stimulation in gallery? It’s wrong internally (9)

Generating...

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

TATE (reference TATE galleries [a network of four art galleries in England]) containing (internally) ( IT + ILL [evil; hurt; wrong])

8d

Beginning to dry after stockings covered in water? (5)

flowerflowerflower
9d

Optimistic Bishop invested in universal fuel source (6)

Generating...

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

B (bishop, in chess notation) contained in (invested in) ( U [universal {film designation}] + PEAT {source of fuel])

15d

Unchanged in dialect after reinterpretation (9)

flowerflowerflower
16d

High-fliers not favouring white chess pieces? (9)

flowerflowerflower
18d

Separate working gains edge (9)

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20d

Devilish selection of moves at an ice-rink (7)

Generating...

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

SATANIC ( hidden word in [selection of] MOVIE S AT AN IC E-RINK)

21d

Harvest successful though failing at outset (6)

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

W INNING (successful) excluding (failing) the first letter (at the outset) W

22d

Biblical figure’s way of working: marine areas one cleared (5)

Generating...

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

MO (modus operandi; way of working) + SE A S (marine areas) excluding (cleared) A (one)

24d

Biblical figure keen to follow God ultimately (5)

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25d

American city beginning to turn Liberal in America (5)

Generating...

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

T ( first letter of [beginning to] T URN) + ( L [Liberal] contained in [in] USA [{United States of] America])