Independent Cryptic #11837

2024-09-17

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1a

Index entry of multi-billionaire acquiring 25% of Mali’s fruit (9)

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

MUSK, ELON (‘index entry of multi-billionaire’ Elon Musk) round or ‘acquiring’ M (25% of Mali)

6a

Dell Computers control data around office terminals (5)

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

Last letters or ‘terminals’ of computerS controL datA arounD officE – we hadn’t come across DELL=SLADE before

9a

Public fund for remote area (7)

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10a

Post Office board member gutless told sanctimonious untruth (7)

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

PO (post office) R oo K (chess ‘board member’) missing the middle letters or ‘gutless’ + a homophone (‘told’) of PI (sanctimonious)

11a

Small men? Ultimately hopeless mates (6)

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S (small) CREW (men) S (last or ‘ultimate’ letter of hopeless)

12a

Restless inmates start to lodge complaints (8)

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An anagram (‘restless’) of INMATES and L (first letter or ‘start’ to lodge)

14a

Artist repulsed by Coot's fatigued body? (4)

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16a

Worker who's not paid for licence (9)

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A FREE (not paid) HAND (worker)

19a

Description of space left audience flabbergasted (9)

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An anagram (‘flabbergasted’) of L (left) and AUDIENCE

20a

Secure time away from nick (4)

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S t EAL (nick) missing ‘t’ (time)

22a

Tradesman female singer permitted inside (8)

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23a

He'll attract attention breakdancing right? (6)

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26a

Drank drop of Scotch not 13! (7)

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27a

Accept welcome in Lagos avoiding odd characters (7)

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

GREET (welcome) in L A g O s (missing the odd letters)

28a

Those favouring the end of poverty reassess periodically (5)

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Y (last letter or ‘end’ of poverty) r E a S s E s S (alternate or ‘periodic’ letters)

29a

Overlooks appointments when penning love notes (9)

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DATES (appointments) round or ‘penning’ O (love) MI (note) N (note)

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1d

View of distant terrain shows crack on promontory (9)

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2d

In prison heart's uplifted by a stringed instrument (5)

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STIR (prison) with the middle letters or ‘heart’ reversed or ‘uplifted’ next to A

3d

Shrill cries from goal upset our wimpish striker initially (6)

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A reversal (‘upset’) of AIM (goal) + first or ‘initial’ letters of Our Wimpish Striker

4d

Third book an unlikely success opening being omitted (4)

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f LUKE (unlikely success) missing the first letter or ‘opening’ – a reference to the third gospel in the New Testament

5d

Fuzz call round family at dinner ... one's an accessory (10)

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6d

S Coe's rival bolstered by medicine went very quickly (8)

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S CRAM (Steve Cram, athlete rival to Seb Coe back in the day) MED (medicine)

7d

Dad's taken aback by servant admitting close attachment (9)

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A reversal (‘taken aback’) of PA (dad) PAGE (servant) round or ‘admitting’ END ( close)

8d

Beermakers rejecting bronze vessels (5)

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br EWERS (beermakers) missing or ‘rejecting’ ‘br’ (bronze)

13d

Voicing support boss at paper protects nut like Coot? (10)

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15d

Charades in areas of garden where top Republican's married (9)

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r OCKERIES (areas of garden) with the first or ‘top’ ‘r’ (Republican) replaced by M (married)

17d

Confused and bothered having mounted debts (9)

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18d

They protect big races subject to disruption (8)

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21d

Conflict concerning new underground accommodation (6)

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WAR (conflict) RE (concerning) N (new)

22d

Maybe trawl centre of Croydon for suspect (5)

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

FISH (‘maybe trawl’) Y (middle letter or ‘centre’ of Croydon)

24d

Unwrapped anklets carelessly and bent down (5)

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

An anagram (‘carelessly’) of a NKLET s missing the first and last letters or ‘unwrapped’

25d

Perhaps the Prince of Wales possesses a recipe for cordial (4)

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WM (abbreviation of William – ‘perhaps the Prince of Wales’) round or ‘possessing’ A R (recipe)