Independent Cryptic #11854

2024-10-07

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5a

Old artist bowled over captivated by a limitless artistic philosophy and phenomenal vision (14)

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(O{ld} RA(=Royal Academician) + b{owled} o{ver}) in a [s]urrealis[m]. The def refers to it being a phenomenon of the night sky rather than really good.

10a

Many meetings here - one meets Glaswegian for example (5)

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11a

Enraged at barking dog (9)

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12a

Use tax to house former monarch (8)

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Excise around ER(=ref to previous monarch)

13a

Two lots of continental very retro pastry (6)

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After some research, I found the Spanish word for very is "muy", so this is muy< twice.

14a

Penalty shootout's first save essentially lacking skill (7)

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16a

On the phone mention also experiencing irritation of the glands (7)

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Hom of add(=mention also) + annoyed(=experiencing irritation)

18a

Staggering to undergo extreme deprivation - poor child (6)

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[L]urchin[g]

20a

Sinister beauty concealing corruption (8)

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Dish(=beauty) around evil(=corruption)

24a

Writer favoured by a liberal American from east Florida? (9)

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Pen(=writer) + in(=favoured) + (a l{iberal} US)< (< indicated by from east)

25a

Carriage taking single father to Paris (5)

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26a

Maverick spent time under Met leader replaced by new chief (14)

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(Spent time under)* with the M[et] replaced by n{ew}

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1d

Student and university companion tucking into kind of light meal (8)

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L(=learner,student) + U{niversity} + (CH(=companion of honour) in neon(=a type of coloured light))

2d

Vision related roughly beforehand in religious language (6)

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Optic(=vision related) with c(=circa, roughly) in front. Coptic is a liturgical language used by Coptic Christians.

3d

Liberal tendency not so excited initially about a Republican government (8)

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(Less(=not so) + e[xcited]) around (a R{epublican} g{overnment})

4d

New York city gangster meeting sticky end after Prohibition (6)

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Al(=Al Capone) + ([stick]y after ban). Albany is the capital of New York state.

6d

Stove naturally includes it (4)

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7d

Rave involved hunts for double dose of ecstasy to swallow (7)

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Hunts* in EE(=two doses of ecstasy)

8d

Cooked meal writer's fed to son and daughter (7)

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(Tea(=meal) + me(=writer)) in s{on} and d{aughter}

9d

Bemoan missing New Testament material (4)

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Lame[nt]. The answer is actually lamé, an ornamental fabric.

14d

Slip certificate into printed communication with abbreviated exam result (7)

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(U(=certificate in the film sense, short for universal) in fax(=printed communication)) + pas[s](=exam result)

15d

One with theories on behaviour carrying less weight one to avoid (7)

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Skinn[i]er. The def refers to the US psychologist BF Skinner.

16d

Great time had with introduction of smelling salts (8)

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17d

What's known by expert holding irrational beliefs? (8)

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Onions(=what's known by expert, as in "he knows his onions") around pi(=irrational number)

19d

An ape comprehends the treetops (6)

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An with copy(=ape) around it

21d

Architect detailed foundations of dedicated office block (6)

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Not totally sure but possibly impe[l](=architect as a verb) + [dedicate]d [offic]e

22d

Bad actors fraudulent top to bottom (4)

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Sham with the top letter moving to the bottom.

23d

Blaze in capital reported (4)

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Hom of Bern, capital of Switzerland.