Independent Cryptic #11829

2024-09-07

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Across

1a

Married couple and lieutenant cuddling is stuff of fantasy (8)

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5a

Plants beginning to cause rash (6)

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10a

Frenchman joined a union that's modernised (7)

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11a

One directs former racketeer to replace iron with gold (7)

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12a

Trump caught in a bad lie perhaps (5)

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14a

Cocktail at marriage endless supply! (9)

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15a

Where to study bulls and bears ferrets and fish (14)

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18a

Old piece of crust that's extremely dry (14)

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22a

Tiny label read out by setter's too much (9)

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24a

Sun's beginning to disappear? Better take top off! (5)

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25a

Travel round state fighting (7)

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26a

Stop entertaining frightfully rude bore (7)

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28a

Key worker making some faulty pistons (6)

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29a

Balance that bid shows (8)

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Down

1d

Somewhere to hang hospital gown? (8)

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2d

Suspend outrageous parodies (7)

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3d

See 21 down

4d

Stomach is churning with sodasthey make it sore (14)

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6d

Labour target regenerating after cuts at the top (5)

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7d

I got drunk after very briefly feeling high (7)

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8d

Band run out of clothes (6)

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9d

Solver's wrong about end of puzzle? Count last words (14)

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13d

Swinger is one moaning naked (5)

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16d

Lines of dialogue between human and pigeon recorded (5)

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17d

Parks in reverse without aim like an idiot (8)

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19d

Relative docked when heading to plane to prepare for takeoff (7)

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20d

Piece of work runs into bar (7)

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21d
3d

Brawn won over rowing team (6)

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23d

More than one nerd packs up (5)

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27d

Sun set to the east by 28 getting dark (3)

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