Independent Cryptic #11796

2024-07-31

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Across

1a

Steamship with room to change for a change (13)

flowerflowerflower
8a

Cassowary's back to collect bones (4)

Generating...

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

OSSA ( reversed [back] hidden word in [‘s to collect] C ASSO WARY)

9a

Mickey taking hit over working nearby at regular intervals (10)

flowerflowerflower
10a

Prohibit headwear for chicken (6)

flowerflowerflower
11a

Liven up green pants with one small bit of embellishment (8)

flowerflowerflower
12a

Fix marathon's start and finish (4)

flowerflowerflower
14a

Frank abandoning house and home (4)

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

HO NEST (frank) excluding (abandoning) HO (house)

15a

Pass for one is in Bayeux (5)

flowerflowerflower
16a

Mean bit of sorcery (5)

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

SPELL (incantation; charm; a bit of sorcery) double definition

18a

Draw rupees in bank (4)

flowerflowerflower
20a

Skipping German be successful in school (4)

flowerflowerflower
23a

Close pit to break one million northern lefties essentially (8)

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

MINE (pit) contained in (to break) ( I [Roman numeral for one] + M [million] + N [northern] + T [ central letter of [essentially] LEF T IES)

24a

Discredited got rid of guards in the morning (6)

flowerflowerflower
26a

Fake metal bust encapsulating king may be bought here? (10)

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

Anagram of (bust) FAKE METAL containing (encapsulating) R (rex; king)

27a

Female suppressing Welsh nation (4)

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

W OMAN (female) excluding (suppressing) W (welsh)

28a

Ring roads tend to fit long-term directive (13)

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Down

1d

Rub American uncle up the wrong way with authority (7)

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

SAM (reference Uncle SAM [personification of the federal government of the United States or the country in general]) reversed (up the wrong way; down entry) + SAGE (expert; authority)

2d

Characteristic of eternalist oddly ignored (5)

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

TRAIT ( even numbered letters 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 [oddly ignored] of E T E R N A L I S T )

3d

One who delivers middle class mother's children at last (7)

flowerflowerflower
4d

Liquor kept in stills blended for impish character (15)

flowerflowerflower
5d

Clean hotel over and over (6)

flowerflowerflower
6d

Reportedly excited after misdemeanour in place of worship (9)

flowerflowerflower
7d

Billionaire philanthropist is procuring fleshy fruit (7)

flowerflowerflower
13d

Boy upset upset by a master a spiritual master (9)

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

LAD (boy) reversed (upset) + AIL (to trouble; to upset) + A + MA (Master [of Arts])

17d

Only cleaning equipment that climbs tropical trees (7)

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

( SOLE [only] + MOP [cleaning equipment]) all reversed (that climbs; down entry)

19d

Most of tortoise cooked in dish (7)

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

Anagram of (cooked) TORTOIS E excluding the final letter (most of) E

21d

Writer in row about Iraqi leader being outside (7)

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

PEN (writer) contained in (in) ( OAR [to row a boat] containing [about] I [ first letter of {leader} I RAQ])

22d

Left-winger eats fish to get respect (6)

flowerflowerflower
25d

Very keen to conceal hole for escape (5)

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

AVID (very keen) containing (to conceal) O (hole shaped character)