Independent Cryptic #11851

2024-10-03

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Across

1a

Right piece wrong method (6)

flowerflowerflower
4a

Vice rings close to you? Say no more (6)

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

CLAMP (vice) around or ‘ringing’ U (last letter or ‘close’ to you)

8a

Bullied little sibling with book bolted (10)

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

BRO (little sibling) W (with) B (book) EATEN (bolted)

10a

Crossbar split goalie's head (4)

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

RUN (split) G (first letter or ‘head’ of goalie)

11a

Seaside town without a bean - it's struggling (12)

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

SANS (without)+ an anagram (‘struggling’) of A BEAN ITS

13a

Criminal gang appeal (6)

flowerflowerflower
14a

A floating hazard in river one tries to pass (8)

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

A MINE (floating hazard) in EXE (river)

16a

Green building perimeter walls half painted (8)

flowerflowerflower
18a

Drink little and often - advice applied regularly (6)

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

TIP (advice) a P p L i E d (alternate or ‘regular’ letters only)

20a

Very old article on Iran say soon after revolution (12)

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

AN (article) after or ‘on’ a reversal (‘after revolution’) of IRAN EG (say) ANON (soon)

23a

Letter expected answer (4)

flowerflowerflower
24a

Job role that's doubtful after childbirth (10)

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

POST (job) ROLE (part) UM (that’s doubtful)

25a

Colouring by hand drawn by the old you (6)

flowerflowerflower
26a

Music from Louisiana ends in jazz medley 20s style (6)

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

Last letters or ‘ends’ in jaz Z medle Y DECO (20’s style)

Down

1d

Ferry with two paddles docked (4)

flowerflowerflower
2d

Farm worker that hurts children with pinches (7)

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

OW (that hurts) inside or ‘pinched by’ CH (children) AND (with)

3d

President stable after second popper (9)

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

PRES (president) and STUD (stable) after S (second)

5d

Charlie's best friend left where Americans live (5)

flowerflowerflower
6d

Cocktail one can spoil layering parts from the bottom (7)

flowerflowerflower
7d

Long bug thin leaf (10)

flowerflowerflower
9d

Bill allowed nine wayward sons a little sport (11)

flowerflowerflower
12d

4 running shelter not happy (10)

flowerflowerflower
15d

Heartless pal during year out circulated impersonal email (9)

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

P a L (missing middle letter or ‘heartless’) inside or ‘during’ an anagram (‘circulated’) of YEAR OUT

17d

Couple making king new centre of family tree (7)

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

LIN e AGE (family tree) making K (king) the new centre. It wasn’t until we were writing up the blog that we realised that we had the incorrect answer. We do feel though that our parsing works as well – LIN k AGE (couple) changing K (king) into E (the ‘centre’ of new) – The definition in our parsing would be ‘of family tree’

19d

Spin dry tops for instance each plain (7)

flowerflowerflower
21d

With plenty of spaces parking twice in fun? (5)

flowerflowerflower
22d

Award for Dune to hold and cherish alongside Oscar (4)

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

HUG (to hold and cherish) O (Oscar). In 1966, ‘Dune’ won the Hugo award for best novel.