Independent Cryptic #11849

2024-10-01

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Across

1a

Where centre-back is unlikely to be flying (9)

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6a

Seventeen Seconds (4)

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

( S + [ I {Roman numeral for one} contained in {embraced by} GP {General Practitioner; doctor; one who helps with a cure}]) all reversed (retrospective)

8a

Revolted by appalling denim clothing infection (8)

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9a

Topless coupling on the radio! (6)

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

P AIRING (coupling) excluding the first letter (topless) P

10a

Faced stalker from time to time displaying nerve (6)

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11a

Boy's lips let slip perhaps? (8)

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12a

Beetle car parts shop's opening on Autobahn (6)

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

CAR contained in (parts) ( S [ first letter of {opening} S HOP] + AB [Autobahn])

15a

Man doing the washing up maybe something into which excess energy can be directed? (8)

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16a

Hesitation expressed after TV hosts out of order say Graham’s location? (8)

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19a

Stop to remove growth by ear? (6)

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21a

10CC said missing royalties ultimately could be a disaster (8)

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22a

Primarily sleazy politician's concealing money for Daniels? (6)

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

S ( first letter of [primarily]) +( TORY [Conservative politician] containing [concealing] M [money])

24a

From seventeen I'm going out for new records (6)

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AN IM ALS (entry at 17 down with I’M being replaced by [going out for] N [new] to form AN N ALS )

25a

In earlier times it was we're told Charles dancing provocatively (8)

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T’WER (old fashioned way of saying ‘it was’; abbreviated form of IT WERE ) + KING (reference KING Charles, one of three KINGS of England or the United Kingdom)

26a

Backing special one in Heaven (4)

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

( S [special] + GOD [one in heaven]) all reversed (backing)

27a

A yield over 50 is providing a superior capital position (9)

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Down

1d

Finally you love scrambled egg! (5)

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

Anagram of (scrambled) U ( last letter of [finally] YO U ) and LOVE

2d

Platform which made bluebird cross? (7)

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

The logo for TWITTER was a bluebird.  The logo for X is a cross

3d

Frequently ignored yells I'm the best! (5)

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ELITE ( letters 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 [frequently] of Y E L L S I ‘M T H E )

4d

Comprehensive department cuts in hospital (7)

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DEPT (department) contained in (cuts) ( IN + H [hospital])

5d

One of 17 left in main pasture (9)

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( ASS [one of the ANIMALS , entry at 17 down] + L [left]) contained in (in) GRAND (most important; large; main, e.g. the GRAND Hall of a building)

6d

Common tales of essential vegetables narrated by Spooner (7)

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

Reverend Spooner might pronounce PORKIES as KOR PIES which sounds like CORE [essential] + PEAS [vegetables])  When you say PORKIES the ending sounds like EASE rather than ISE so I think PEAS is OK for Spooner’s pronunciation.

7d

Vacuous nightclubbers zip up entering live music events with cold drinks (9)

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( NS [ letters remaining in N IGHTCLUBBER S when the central letters IGHTCLUBBER are removed [gutted] + NIL (zero; nothing; zip [slang for nothing]) all reversed (up; down entry) and contained in (entering) GIGS (live music events)

13d

Final event in soccer ground is building to a big finish (9)

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14d

Sound of 17 surrounds derelict street in South London district (9)

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17d

Brutes strike with violence in Australian uprising (7)

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

( SLAM [the act of striking with violent force] + IN + A [Australian]) all reversed (uprising; down entry)

18d

One turning upside down is unchanged? (7)

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ROTATOR is a palindrome so reversing it (upside down) leaves the word unchanged

20d

Mask partner's striking spectacles from assembled onlookers (7)

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22d

Charles Aznavour's hit record is number (5)

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23d

Author is upset over new American bar (5)

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

I’M (I am; author is) reversed (upset; down entry) + N (new) + US (American)