Independent Cryptic #11810

2024-08-16

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1a

What may be used to display alarm and conflict (7)

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5a

Potter character somewhat covered by that? Not entirely (7)

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

( A BIT [somewhat]) contained in (covered by) THA T excluding the final letter (not entirely) T

9a

Monarch’s retinue about to receive English vegetable (9)

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

( COURT [the body of persons who form the sovereign’s suite or council; monarch’s retinue] containing [about] GET [to receive]) + E (English)

10a

Political publication King used during diplomacy (5)

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11a

Rapacious swaggering dandies avoiding losing head (12)

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15a

Vehicle that would change hands for fan of the goldfield? (9)

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

R AND [abbreviation for Witwaters RAND [a rocky ridge in NE South Africa which contains the richest gold deposits in the world] + L OVER (fan) with the R (right hand) and L (left hand) changing places (changing hands) to form L AND R OVER

17a

Kids taken aback about a villain in Wind in the Willows ? (5)

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

TOTS (kids) reversed (taken aback) containing (about) A

18a

Old note terminating military commission early (5)

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

BREVE T (a military commission entitling an officer to take rank above that for which he receives pay) excluding the final letter (terminating early) T

19a

Religious person’s money accepted by the best class of drivers? (9)

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20a

Marine expert travelling to cooling sea (12)

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24a

Roofing expert in row about line (5)

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

TIER (row) containing (about) L (line)

26a

Arctic bird heading for Spitsbergen currently pursued by fool (9)

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27a

Greek goddess encountered in symbol of Diana? (7)

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28a

Fast dog - sudden move - about to return (7)

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Down

1d

Composer having disgusted sound about contralto (4)

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

BAH (expression of disgust or contempt.) containing (about) C (contralto)

2d

Dull taking top off becoming flashy (4)

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

C LOUD (to dull) excluding the first letter (top of) C

3d

Pitcher? A vile urn smashed where 11 might crop up (11)

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

JUG (pitcher, both are vessels for holding and pouring liquids) + an anagram of (smashed) A VILE URN

4d

25 allocated to satellite in comparative measurement (5)

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5d

Finance expert curtailing indulgence? More likely (9)

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6d

Temptation to dismiss one MCC player? (3)

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

BA I T (temptation) excluding (to dismiss) I (Roman numeral for one)

7d

Thomas bottling smoke up I seeseriously funny? (10)

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

( TOM [Thomas] containing [bottling] CIGAR [a smoke] reversed [up; down entry]) + I + C (see [the third letter of the alphabet])

8d

Deep-voiced female singer: what’s she like as a whole? (10)

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12d

Performers argue vaguely about limitations to roles? It’s sweet (11)

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13d

Wildly flout code about book like Lord Byron? (10)

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

Anagram of (wildly) FLOUT CODE containing (about) B (book)

14d

An absurd hairstyle upswept covering heads of Brits and Europeans before the war (10)

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

AN + ( MULLET [defined by Chambers as a hairstyle that is short at the front, long at the back, and ridiculous all round ; absurd hairstyle] reversed [upswept; down entry] and containing [covering] BE [ first letters of {heads of} each of B RITS and E UROPEANS)

16d

Unusually social Minister turning up outside one given to speechifying? (9)

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21d

Morbid person to pull up outside house (5)

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

LUG (pull) reversed (up; down entry) containing (outside) HO (house)

22d

Insect turning up in cloth tomorrow (4)

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23d

Try with courage running short (4)

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

HEAR T (courage) excluding the final letter (running short) T

25d

Right about a treacherous sort (3)

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

RT (right) containing (about) A