Independent Cryptic #11870

2024-10-25

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Across

1a

Flasher starts to swish their gown (6)

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4a

Operative undertaking to block backing of corporation (8)

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

ACT (undertaking) inside or ‘blocking’ a reversal or ‘backing’ of OF TUM (corporation)

10a

Try Polanski film including line without mercy (9)

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

HEAR (try) TESS (Polanski film) around or ‘including’ L (line)

11a

Regulated online talk provider bringing in a Parisian (5)

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12a

Came down to earth about blokes getting nutrition (7)

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13a

Succeed or break? (7)

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14a

Priest once more dismissing one heathen (5)

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

P (priest) AGA i N (once more) without or ‘dismissing’ I (one)

15a

Old story: talk of translated article by Proust (8)

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18a

Perhaps quarrelsome craftsman flourished alongside engraver (8)

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20a

Irritating leader leaving town having snatched children (5)

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23a

Twain hero beset by drink is to give in (7)

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25a

Not favouring big stove in small tenement ultimately (7)

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

AGA (big stove) IN S (small) T (last letter of tenement or ‘ultuimately’)

26a

Stop getting behind popular record label (5)

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27a

Note dreadful lion close by taking a twisting route (9)

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28a

Ethical person increasingly cut down celebrity (8)

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

MORe (increasingly) missing last letter or ‘cut down’ A LIST (celebrity)

29a

Time in South Africa - new different form of South Africa - marked in verse (6)

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

T (time) in SA (South Africa) N (new) ZA (another form of South Africa)

Down

1d

Goes out after school clutching soft drink (8)

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

NAPS (goes out) after SCH (school) around or ‘clutching’ P (soft)

2d

Circular ripple around boat propeller making a loud noise (7)

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3d

American tree: ending of climb by absolute idiot (9)

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5d

Alliances are reforming around borders of older disputed territory (14)

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

An anagram (‘reforming’) of ALLIANCES ARE around first and last letters only or ‘border’ of O lde R

6d

Tribal symbol as those people see it is short of height (5)

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

TO ThEM (as those people see it) without or ‘short’ of H (height)

7d

Money put on stump for aluminium sheeting (7)

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8d

Dog often turning up interrupting my redesign (6)

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

FIDO (a common name for a dog) reversed or ‘turning up’ inside or ‘interrupting’ MY

9d

Bottom giving no thought to one’s performance? (14)

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

We are not sure how to parse it – a double definition perhaps?

16d

Tense outfit American obscure - one’s involved in multiple partnerships (9)

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

T (tense) RIG (outfit) A (American) MIST (obscure)

17d

Wild hairstyle with length trimmed producing emotional outburst (8)

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

An anagram (‘wild’) of HAIRSTY l E without or ‘trimming’ L (length)

19d

Work as cleaner subject to following Legislative Assembly (7)

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21d

Charge adolescent producing mess (7)

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22d

Chief is protected by Sergeant-Major in breach (6)

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

CH (chief) IS inside or ‘protected by’ SM (Sergeant-Major)

24d

King King’s mistress and the sound of fate? (5)

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

K (King) NELL (King’s mistress)