Independent Cryptic #11800

2024-08-05

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1a

Leaderless team breaking 5-0 record (5)

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

[ leaderless ] (s) IDE (“team”) breaking V (5) + O

4a

Stockholder secures backing to gather rent (9)

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<=MOORS (“secures”, backing ) to gather TORE (“rent”)

9a

Drug abuse in pub for example at an end (9)

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10a

Where to find mustard jar originally belonging to 60s singer (5)

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11a

Some endlessly rolling on river current? (7)

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

<=SOM (e) [ endlessly , rolling ] on (River) ESK + I and &lit. Eskimo rolls are moves made in a kayak which involves the kayaker turning the kayak upside down and then righting it again, as seen recently at the Olympics, where it is required in order to navigate one of the obstacles in the race..

12a

Overhear a chess piece making difficulty for listeners (7)

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13a

Survey son about Watergate say (7)

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SCAN (“survey”) + <=LAD (“son”, about )

15a

House and home one is to illustrate after retirement (6)

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[ after retirement ] <=(IN (“home”) + I’M (“one is”) + e.g. (for example, so something provided “to illustrate”) )

18a

Strange mostly ignorant liberal (6)

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20a

Slogan left in clay pot (7)

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24a

More impressive kitchen implement under discussion (7)

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25a

2 final characters in single day (7)

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Z + Z (“final characters”) in SOLE (“single”) + D (day) The 2 in the clue refers to 2dn (DRUNK)

27a

Second unfinished coffee (5)

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28a

A female seabird with nothing on for part of the day (9)

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29a

The Office c (9)

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30a

Small wooden dish (5)

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1d

Extremely vague silly idle - like some threats (6)

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[ extremely ] V (agu) E + *(idle) [anag: silly ]

2d

Soak? That's about right (5)

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DUNK (“that”, i.e. soak) about R (right)

3d

Racer represented San Marino cutting in (7)

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4d

Peters to take Liverpool Walton? (8)

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5d

Duck with tattoos sounded like a pig (6)

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6d

Complete Black Beauty say without first initial (7)

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7d

Opposition adjusted to nice job (9)

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8d

F EastEnders o (8)

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14d

Plane worker's vehicle parking register (9)

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16d

Building waste covering a wildebeest up (8)

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BLOW (“waste”) covering <=A GNU (“a wildebeest, up )

17d

Tape class outside of class (8)

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19d

Belgian city worker with English accent (7)

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21d

A The Man Who Died Twice m (7)

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22d

Fleet Street abandoning Star over crazy article (6)

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23d

Sand blasted in Greek city (6)

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

*(sand) [anag: blasted ] in Gk. (Greek)

26d

Free love repeatedly found in university (5)

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

O + O (“love” repeatedly) found in LSE (London School of Economics, so “university”)