Independent Cryptic #11815

2024-08-22

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7a

Heads for vegetarian food (7)

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8a

Indicate live drag demonstration's ending (7)

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9a

Console son ultimately missing having exes around (4)

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10a

Thought a lot of especially shocking treatment described by communist (9)

Generating...

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

( ESP [especially] + ECT [electroconvulsive therapy; shocking treatment]) contained in (described by) RED (communist)

12a

Deliberately lose argument following hollow triumph (5)

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13a

Goes back over roads blocked by a tree that's collapsed (8)

Generating...

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

RDS (roads) containing (blocked by) an anagram of (that’s collapsed) A TREE

15a

Is drinking in the afternoon in retirement causing terrors? (4)

Generating...

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

IS containing (drinking) PM (in the afternoon) reversed (in retirement)

16a

Judges criticise deals every now and then (5)

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17a

Commoner disregarding article in French organ (4)

Generating...

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

WOMB LE (reference the WOMBLES of Wimbledon Common [Commoners]) excluding [disregarding] LE (one of the French forms of the definite article)

18a

It could be sweet air so to speak (8)

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20a

Introduction to Lily Savage overwhelms celebrity (5)

Generating...

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

GORY (savage) containing (overwhelms) L ( first letter of [introduction to] L ILY) – Lily Savage was a drag queen creation of Paul O’Grady [1955 – 2023]

21a

In New York prudes depressed by Hooters (9)

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22a

Bitter root extremely coarse leaves (4)

Generating...

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

SOUR CE (derivation; beginning; root) excluding (leaves) CE ( outer letters of [extremely] C OARS E )

24a

Some of our distant relatives sobbing uncontrollably (7)

Generating...

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

Anagram of (uncontrollably) SOBBING

25a

Book is abridged plugged by newspaper - a cracker? (7)

Generating...

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

B + IS + ( CUT [abridged] containing [plugged by] I [a British newspaper])

Down

1d

Dull song Queen once released (4)

Generating...

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

NUMB ER (a song) excluding (released) ER (Elizabeth Regina, former [once] Queen)

2d

Following fancy car overtaking on bends (8)

Generating...

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

F (following) + ( LEXUS [luxury {fancy} model of car] containing (overtaking) RE (with reference to; about; on)

3d

Show respect when describing a bishop's burial mound (6)

Generating...

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

BOW (show respect) containing (when describing [tracing out]) ( A + RR [Right Reverend; bishop])

4d

Pet's lead winding around foot (8)

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5d

Deliveryman playing Portishead not working hard (6)

Generating...

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

Anagram of (playing) PO R TIS H E AD excluding (not) an anagram of (working) HARD

6d

Miss Marple finally visits Flanders (4)

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11d

Wandering star over North Germany primarily suggests aliens (9)

Generating...

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

Anagram of (wandering) STAR + N GER (North Germany) + S ( first letter of [primarily] S UGGESTS)

12d

Leader of Mysterons probes couples for ages (5)

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14d

Imitation diamonds found on decapitated corpse (5)

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16d

One wiped out from parenting struggling with child (8)

Generating...

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

Anagram of (struggling) P ARENT I NG excluding (wiped out) I (Roman numeral for one)

17d

Court wants special elevated seat in the Lords (8)

Generating...

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

WOO (court) + LACK S (wants) with the S (special) raised within this down constituent part to form L S ACK

19d

Appendages like this broken by heartless mob (6)

Generating...

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

THUS (like this) containing (broken by) M O B excluding the central letter (heartless) O

20d

Blether about wee mistake at Ibrox? (6)

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21d

Bond in trouble after heading to Beijing (4)

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23d

Force abandons out-of-shape group of soldiers (4)

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