Independent Cryptic #11801

2024-08-06

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Across

1a

23 awful people coming over one with kids (6)

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5a

Funny limp only reduced left shoe (8)

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9a

Chelsea net ruining this? (10)

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10a

Creep visiting hospital catches cold (4)

Generating...

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

( IN [visiting] + H [hospital]) containing (catches) C (cold)

11a

Shelter here finally protected by DM's successor (3)

Generating...

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

E ( last letter of [finally] HER E ) contained in ( D + N [letter following M in the alphabet)

12a

Bloc on reflection regret Australia joined (8)

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14a

Wealthy holding company evading tax at first glance (8)

Generating...

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

( RICH [wealthy] containing [holding] CO [company]) + ET ( initial letters of [first of] each of E VADING and T AX)

16a

Meat with chilli yankee finds fair in NY (6)

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18a

23 that's had stuff a very long time (6)

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19a

Lugged spring making a piano in outhouse (8)

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20a

Two visits to the loo runs very bad (8)

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22a

Wife always shows style (3)

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24a

Large and small guitar book (4)

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25a

Get wicked vagrant dog to bathe (10)

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26a

Retired Parisian perhaps with no capital cut costs (8)

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27a

American on canvas heard Fury by knockout (6)

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Down

2d

Scrabble piece showing E not one in the box (4)

Generating...

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

T I LE (Scrabble piece) with E replacing I [showing E not I [Roman numeral for one])

3d

Wild orgies entertaining and extravagant (9)

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4d

Wrong lighting wasting vicar's power (5)

Generating...

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

P ARSON (vicar) excluding (wasting) P (power)

5d

Christmas parcel perhaps dispatched in advance? (7)

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6d

Jaundiced addict Erica lovingly nurses (9)

Generating...

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

ICTERICAL ( hidden word in [nurses] ADD ICT ERICA L OVINGLY)

7d

Dog sprays saliva in your ear (5)

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8d

Cost of 2 nice fleeces changed up to start of sale (10)

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13d

Problem with uniform is limited identity (10)

Generating...

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

Anagram of (problem with) U (uniform) IS LIMITED

15d

Writing newspaper maybe wound player (9)

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17d

Compensation alas for Shakespeare pocketed by two theatres (9)

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19d

Make longer and thinner stone cat (7)

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21d

23 Mars trips taking in Earth (5)

Generating...

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

Anagram of (trips) MARS containing (taking in) E (earth)

22d

Spectator has neither cold nor hot drink (5)

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23d

One before 24 note (4)

Generating...

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

MARK (Book of the New Testament that comes before LUKE [entry at 24 across)