Independent Cryptic #11834

2024-09-13

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8a

Pound head of goon in repeated violent TV show (5,4)

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

( QUID [slang for one pound sterling] + G [ first letter of {head of} G OON]) contained in (in) SAME (identical; repeated)

9a

After reflection, Star Wars character accommodating right Shakespearean spirit (5)

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

LEIA (reference Princess LEIA , a character in the Star Wars series of films) reversed (after reflection) containing (accommodating) R (right)

10a

Returned pictures I found in brickie’s carrier depicting a sword (7)

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

PIX (pictures) reversed (returned) + ( I contained in [found in] HOD [V-shaped stemmed trough for carrying bricks or mortar on the shoulder])

11a

Cockney artist, as it were, supporting diverse views (7)

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

RA (Royal Academician; artist) + IN BOW (Cockneys are born within the sound of BOW Bells)

12a

Sailing vessel having unknown crew from Hamburg (5)

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

Y (letter frequently used to represent an unknown value in mathematics) + ACHT (German for eight; a rowing crew is sometimes referred to as an eight)

14a

Network disappointment for country squire? (9)

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16a

"My cat foe a bobcat" - weird suggestion overruled by Sir David Attenborough? (5,10)

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20a

Distribution system spreads American article around capital of Zambia (4,5)

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

( LAYS [spreads] + US {United States; American] + AN [indefinite article]) containing (around) Z ( first letter of [capital of] Z AMBIA)

24a

Boast supplied by Democratic supporters? (5)

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

CROW (boast) + D (Democrat)

25a

Live and perform for all to see amongst Arab people (7)

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

BE (live) + DO (perform) + U (film certificate indicating that a film is suitable for viewing by people of all ages) + IN (amongst)

26a

Policeman heading off after doctor prescribes application for eye? (7)

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

DR (doctor) + C OPPER (policeman) excluding (off) the first letter (heading) C

28a

Look over playground and church (5)

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

REC ( REC reation ground; playground]) + CE (Church [of England])

29a

Entrance to building vast at the front, see, and built badly (9)

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

V ( first letter of [at the front] V AST) + an anagram of (badly) SEE and BUILT

Down

1d

Judge and arbitrator in change of scene (4)

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

J (judge) + UMP (umpire; referee; arbitrator)

2d

Lady upset about corruption bringing Independent in smartly (8)

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

Anagram of (upset) LADY containing (about) ( ROT [corruption] containing [taking in] I [independent])

3d

Exotic wood featured in Cakes And Ale (6)

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4d

Scold furiously, but not irate, surprisingly (4,4)

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5d

Company holding a function in gambling venue (6)

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

CO (company) containing (holding) ( A + SIN [trigonometric function])

6d

Cut of meat excellent in Paris - cordon bleu? (6)

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

RIB (cut of meat) + BON (French for good or excellent)

7d
25d

(and 25 Down) Almost frozen stream perhaps showing eventual strong response (4,4)

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8d

17 tossed my boxes into second Loch (3,6)

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

Anagram of (tossed) MY BOXES contained in (into) ( S [second] + L [loch])

13d

Man giving up power in Darjeeling? (3)

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

CHA P (man) excluding (giving up) P (power)

15d

Republican in sore need struggling back again (2-7)

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

R (Republican) contained in (in) an anagram of (struggling) SORE NEED

17d

Scandalous librarian’s trial terminated early with support of a big star (8)

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

CAS E (action or suit at law; trial) + A + NOVA (a variable star that undergoes a cataclysmic eruption, observed as a sudden large increase in brightness with a subsequent decline over months or years; big star)

18d

Delivering global shifts in eye treatment? (8)

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TEC (detective, [private] eye) + TONIC (a medicinal preparation intended to improve and strengthen the functioning of the body or increase the feeling of wellbeing; a treatment)

19d

A game of strategy in the past (3)

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21d

Year, end of year in Australia, seeing upturn in Louisiana pop music (6)

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

( Y [year] + DEC [December; month at the end of the year]) contained in (in) OZ (Australia) reversed (seeing upturn)

22d

United Church, in unhappy surroundings, may be displayed with relish (6)

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

( U [united] + CE [Church {of England}]) contained in (in … surroundings) SAD (unhappy)

23d

Fanatic stomaching disrespect - for their choice of clothing? (6)

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

NUT (fanatic) containing (stomaching) DIS – (prefix indicating negation or disrespect)

25d

See 7 Down

27d

One stops dog seizing line (4)

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

PLUG (an object that stops a flow of some kind, for example)