Independent Cryptic #11844

2024-09-25

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Across

1a

You may get a lift following introduction to classical composer (6)

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5a

Orwellian language points to climax (8)

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9a

Most keen to have toilets close to bidet (8)

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10a

Selfishness say over one's millions (6)

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11a

Where Venetian leader sits naked for another drink (12)

Generating...

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

The title of the Chief Magistrate in republican Venice of years ago was DOGE so he would sit in the C HAIR OF THE DOG E . Exclude the outer or clothing letters, C and E to leave the naked HAIR OF THE DOG

13a

China caught drone (4)

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14a

Assistant follows lead criminal in state capital (8)

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16a

Solvers to get biscuits (8)

Generating...

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

CRACKERS (biscuits) double definition

17a

Bit of American broadcast overheard (4)

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19a

Short pause to rest in outskirts of Rugby between Warwick and Leicester Unis? (12)

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

INTERVA L (pause) excluding the final letter (short) L + ( SIT [rest] contained in [in] RY [ outer letters of ; outskirts of] R UGB Y ])

21a

Unmarried woman and Parisian adjust badly (6)

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22a

Perhaps neon light at last regains flickers (8)

Generating...

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

Anagram of (flickers) T ( final letter of [at last] LIGH T ) and REGAINS

23a

I have to follow spy in case (8)

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

AGENT (spy) + I’VE (I have)

24a

Kind of shade worn by bishop possibly (6)

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Down

2d

Old sexy nurses giving hilarious performance (4)

Generating...

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

HOT (sexy) containing (nurses) O (old)

3d

How to break Cappuccino-only loyalty card we hear? (15)

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4d

Refer to old nationalist revolutionary as intellectual (6)

Generating...

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

( CITE [quote; refer to] + O [old] + N [nationalist]) all reversed (revolutionary)

5d

Vast ocean liner I damaged in work for armed forces? (15)

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

Anagram of (damaged ) VAST OCEAN LINER I

6d

Fought lewd comic pinching rump (8)

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7d

Theory about planets' movement in space and time mostly (15)

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8d

Running away from a nonsense Tory racket? Good (10)

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12d

Eccentric has let in German overdoing the family photos on social media (10)

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15d

Briefly assist veteran stalked by two Celts in central Europe (8)

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18d

Whitechapel houses extremely advanced (6)

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20d

Buff wife punches lover (4)

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