Independent Cryptic #11806

2024-08-12

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Across

1a

Make your wife a metal finger to recover from injury on pitch (14)

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10a

Drug reduced dreaming (7)

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Most of ASPIRIN(g)

11a

German gives permit for tree to swing from (7)

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12a

End of round Fury fell (4)

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13a

See tungsten from earlier - one sticks by melting point (10)

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SPOT – see & W – Wolfram=Tungsten & ELDER

16a

Red Ferrari say Frenchman reversed into me (9)

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A red grape or wine variety. CAR – Ferrari say & Frenchman RENE (think Allo Allo ) reversed in ME

17a

Neither seen nor done much (4)

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18a

Northerner races just outside London missing the start (4)

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Racecourse ASCOT missing the opening letter

20a

Most soldiers on special duty came back wasted (9)

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Most of DETAI(L) – special duty & CAME all reversed

24a

Satan a bit silly admits quiet Protestant (10)

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P – quiet musically in a silly [SATAN A BIT]*

25a

Dictator's healthy cold shower (4)

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27a

PhD still researching clubs at the end of office party (7)

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POST – office & DO – party & C(lubs)

29a

Waiting for proof purely for one editor (7)

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30a

Two in costume metamorphose in plays (14)

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Down

2d

Wasting time harden gold sovereign (7)

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3d

Where those who board get off? (4)

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4d

Broadcast on Prime transmitted everywhere simultaneously (11)

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5d

Keep to yourself through avoiding every other character (3)

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Alternate letters of t H r O u G h

6d

Change wet clothes left for rides in the country (10)

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L(eft) in ALTER – change & RAIN – wet

7d

Communist radical picked up as requested (7)

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RED – communist & ROOT – radical all reversed

8d

Alternative to a 'sorry' which penitent might say? (6)

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9d

Local gumshoe that's heard of a poet (6)

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14d

MA cleared out Turkish auctioneer's gallery (11)

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MA is the code for Massachusetts which is The Bay State. A cleared out T(urkis)H & auction site EBAY’S & TATE gallery

15d

Waste littered road in which seaside town? (10)

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WASTE* littered & R(oa)D in WHO/which, although the town does have an exclamation mark at the end !

19d

Dull Conservative retains seat (7)

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21d

Will it make one within orbit run? (7)

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22d

Con escaped bottom first (6)

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ELUDED, bottom letter moved to the start

23d

Exaggerate about medium dog that's really small (6)

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26d

American orchestra in London too (4)

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American & the L.S.O. – famous orchestra

28d

X installed by techie (3)

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