Independent Cryptic #11856

2024-10-09

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Across

1a

Two rugby players back argument (9)

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6a

Tim leaves Casualty with drug habit (4)

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8a

Son cries about death in cells (8)

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9a

The King gets Queen to kick out international junior swimmers (6)

Generating...

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

ELV i S (‘The King’) with ER (Queen) replacing or ‘kicking out’ ‘i’ (international)

10a

Dreary accommodation in north Italy abandoned? Goodness (6)

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11a

At height Boeing perhaps nearly gets a type of fracture (8)

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12a

Rows of small picks (6)

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15a

Part of town is more pleasant on reflection after parking in front of court (8)

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

A reversal (‘on reflection’) of NICER (more pleasant) after P (parking) + CT (court)

16a

Recorded on film having a poo? (8)

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

A double definition? The second referring to being in the toilet

19a

Underlease is crafty with tenant finally moving east (6)

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

SUBTLE (crafty) with the ‘t’ (‘final’ letter of tenant) moving to the end or ‘east’ in an across clue

21a

Complicated ruling on breathing apparatus (8)

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22a

Most of group left lake in sudden storm (6)

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

SQUA d (group) missing the last letter or ‘most of’ + L (left) L (lake)

24a

Face fight to arrest decline (6)

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25a

Oscar wearing dog/cat combo as part of fancy dress outfit (8)

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

O (Oscar in the phonetic alphabet) in or ‘wearing’ TAIL (dog) CAT

26a

Guy to speak about Tesla (4)

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

SAY (speak) round T (Tesla)

27a

That man's entering The Bull where spirits and liquor can be found together (9)

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

HE’S (that man’s) in TAURUS (The Bull)

Down

1d

Brace is appropriate in audition (5)

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2d

Find fault with John setting up lift mechanism (7)

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3d

Article about foul place is unpleasant (5)

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4d

Reportedly ranks popular fruit (7)

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5d

Eats in number one brasserie essentially showing character of a weakling (9)

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

DINES (eats) in WEE (urinate – ‘number one’) S (middle or ‘essential’ letter of brasserie)

6d

Long live supermarket with only one American potato (7)

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7d

Decision to welcome Republican nationalist and Liberal separately shown in account (9)

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

CHOICE (decision) round or ‘welcoming’ R (Republican), N (nationalist) and L (Liberal) in separate locations

13d

Political reformer running to replace Henry a complete fraud (9)

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

C h ARTIST (political reformer) with ON (running) replacing ‘h’ (Henry)

14d

Uncle cuts up cactus? (9)

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17d

Eager to capture a country (7)

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18d

Retirement outfit in eight fragments (7)

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20d

Neighbours' dog and black cat registered (7)

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

B (black) OUNCE (cat) R (registered) – apparently BOUNCER is the name of a dog in the TV soap ‘Neighbours’ (which we have never watched)

22d

Long story about single antelope (5)

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23d

A lot of large amphibians having temperature taken (5)

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