Independent Cryptic #11887

2024-11-14

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Across

9a

After ignoring the first letter desolate people ultimately accept dispossession (9)

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10a

Clumsy fiancé regularly falls out with personal trainer (5)

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11a

Food company finally fixed trough (7)

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12a

Rude call-out is heard in part (7)

Generating...

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

LOUTISH ( hidden word in [in part] CAL L-OUT IS H EARD)

13a

Banker's paintings discovered (4)

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

M URAL S ([wall] paintings) excluding the outer letters (dis-covered) M and S

14a

What Liberal Democrat must be to be seen as moral and creditable? (10)

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

ANAGRAMMED (as described above)

16a

Start without key or with broken key (7)

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17a

Brave military man shot arrow over ambassador (7)

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19a

Following intelligence top spy infiltrates gathering on the quiet (10)

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

INFO (information; intelligence) + ( M [code name for the fictional head of MI6 as depicted in the James Bond novels and films; top spy] contained in [infiltgrates] RALLY [gathering])

22a

Screech owl eating parrot (4)

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24a

Trouble going from Syria with initially unnoticed drug supply (7)

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25a

New Zealand natives see you carrying cross around (7)

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

TA-RA (goodbye; farewell; see you) containing (carrying) TAU (T-shaped cross) reversed (around)

26a

The place in which that woman punches partners (5)

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

HER (that woman) contained in (punches) ( W [West] and E [East], partners in a game of bridge)

27a

Handy gear for processing plant (9)

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Down

1d

Party hard routinely getting plastered drinking without getting upset (15)

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

Anagram of (getting plastered) HARD ROUTINELY containing (drinking) W/O (without) reversed (getting upset)

2d

Star soldiers under Stalin? (8)

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3d

Display containing no end of goose fat (5)

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

S E T OUT (display) excluding (containing no) E ( last letter of [end of] GOOS E )

4d

Judgement posted before Vice President loses power (8)

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5d

Camp stand-up takes all laughter as good to begin with (6)

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6d

Artist supports innovative musical representations (9)

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7d

He represents this priest boring philosopher endlessly (6)

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8d

Mashed potato father had right away (15)

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15d

Two overlapping signs for lenders (9)

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

LIBR A (one of the signs of the zodiac) + A RIES (another sign of the zodiac) with the two signs sharing (overlapping) the letter A

17d

You and I are going to quarrel - that's rich (8)

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18d

Swap shillings and farthings? (8)

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20d

One who doesn't eat more quickly (6)

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21d

News agency at Hay scrapping article for lack of interest (6)

Generating...

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

AP (Associated Press, a news agency) + AT + H A Y excluding the A ([indefinite] article)

23d

When half-cut fame and talent can be deadly (5)

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