Independent Cryptic #11842

2024-09-23

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Across

1a

Drug cut by an individual at end of counter (9)

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6a

Parcel up music in auditorium (4)

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10a

Calls sailor back when one American's left (5)

Generating...

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One A(merican) taken from a reversed SE(a)MAN

11a

Cleaner energy embraced by bankrupt capital (9)

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CHAR – cleaner & E(nergy) all in BUST – bankrupt

12a

Dance in red on Trump's number one news channel? (7)

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13a

Surface defect ruined the Polo (7)

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14a

Officer's trial around 22.00 sapping the spirits (13)

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DI'S – officers & TEN – 22:00 in HEARING – trial

17a

Niece isn't struggling with Gran's stubbornness (13)

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21a

4s perhaps jammed by core of Martians' signals (7)

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22a

Prosthesis setter's placed at front of factory (7)

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I'M – setter is & PLANT – factory

24a

Distinguish between archer and old man in craft (9)

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25a

One serving in the military holds Mass for city (5)

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26a

Bit of China my mum Anne regularly avoided (4)

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Chinese currency – alternate letters of m Y m U m A n N e

27a

Head hosting English gathering without taking sides (9)

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E(nglish) in NUT – head & RALLY – gathering

Down

1d

Genuine Jedi fan obsesses somewhat in retirement (8)

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2d

New version of note welcomed by timeless band (5)

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3d

Home County mostly moved coal and tin given to rebellion (14)

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4d

Sequence essentially replaced by binary digit for Telstar? (7)

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5d

Fugitive starts to seek cover after breaking weapon (7)

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S (eek) C (over) A (fter) inside EPEE – weapon

7d

Two climbing ungulates carrying gold instrument (9)

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OR – heraldic gold in DEER & NAG both reversed

8d

Bird safe lifting tail perched on line (6)

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A safe or safe breaker is known as a "Peter" so twist the tail to get PETRE & L(ine)

9d

Spooner's game escapade is material for artists (14)

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Spoonerism of PARTRIDGE CAPER

15d

Calls in IT to organise trace (9)

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16d

T Animal Studies o (8)

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18d

Contractors on island wearing brown stay dry (7)

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19d

Muslim oddly upset over hands-on therapy (7)

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SHIA – muslim variant & alternate letters of U p S e T reversed

20d

Dog occupying empty pen not at all clean (6)

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MUTT – dog inside an empty S(t)Y – pen

23d

Currency raised saves pence a month (5)

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P(ence) inside a reversed LIRA