Independent Cryptic #11816

2024-08-23

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1a

Monarch working to get in style over a long time (7)

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5a

Competition set to take a different direction in Durham town (7)

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9a

Moon’s changing? Granted - feeling sleepy? (9)

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10a

A dull business redirected Irish police (5)

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11a

Exiled poet? The sod all but returned (4)

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12a

Religious figure with work after major error? (10)

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14a

Fine to move avoiding black stuff (5)

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15a

Confused us with details in tiredness (9)

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18a

Find fault with one in competition for building work (9)

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19a

Continue to be lecherous abandoning South English town (5)

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21a

Song that gets mighty Thor dancing (10)

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24a

Increase threatening sound scaring off Liberal (4)

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26a

Artist giving tense exploit a going-over (5)

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27a

Impudence to steal part of skeleton (9)

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28a

Institute backtracked without thought and without wanting to cause offence (7)

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29a

Name bird seen in central part of regatta venue (7)

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Down

1d

Dismiss consequence of ‘exeunt omnes’? (7)

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2d

Prompt to secure a rest (9)

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3d

Endless sexturned on right?in corner (4)

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4d

Car crashed in the clover (9)

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5d

Pick up what hasn’t been dropped? (5)

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6d

Trivial information turned up readable but with one misprint (10)

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7d

Soil shortage lacking depth (5)

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8d

Trail tours catching a source of entertainment (7)

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13d

Famous mostly preferred on the rise? In the second rank (10)

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16d

Preliminary to photography for one quark? (9)

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17d

Extreme to attempt a filibuster perhaps (9)

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18d

Insect flying etc around stack of hay (7)

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20d

Last in exam? Currently woman’s first in exam (7)

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22d

Drug featured in musical item the writer’s set around university (5)

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23d

Unpleasant letters often asterisked among unknown characters (5)

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25d

Sketch second team’s colours (4)

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