Independent Cryptic #11892

2024-11-20

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Across

1a

Liberal Democrat genius showing dejection (14)

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8a

Mobile in a jacket pocket finally stolen (5)

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9a

Coaches someone who puts effort in to cycle (8)

Generating...

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

S TRAINER (someone who puts effort in) with the S cycled from first place to last to form TRAINER S

11a

New slope developing (7)

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12a

China to free old city (7)

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13a

Boss almost making mistake (5)

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15a

American highwayman saw Norway in decay (9)

Generating...

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

( ADAGE [proverb; saying; saw] + N [International Vehicle Registration for Norway]) contained in (in) ROT (decay)

17a

Nobleman let off polymath (9)

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20a

Father abandons desperate caper (5)

Generating...

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

FR ANTIC (desperate) excluding (abandons) FR (father)

21a

Ultimately love rat possibly caustic (7)

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23a

Briefly visit for Yorkshire pudding? (7)

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25a

Hand guard sharp spike to stop Lord Sebastian? (8)

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26a

Christ's words tally with independent advice primarily (5)

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27a

Tasmanian dares to shuffle very close (14)

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Down

1d

Doctor wearing uniform interrupted by two Americans each providing basin (12)

Generating...

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

( DR [doctor] + IN [wearing] + GEAR [working clothes; sometimes  in the form of a uniform]) containing (with) two occurrences of A (American) + EA (each)

2d

Women's group's punching Nazis from European nation (5)

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3d

Put too much effort in fixing vote to welcome king and queen (9)

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4d

This moves around but to no effect? (7)

Generating...

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

ROTATOR is a palindrome.  If you turnthe word around it still spells ROTATOR so it turns round to no effect on the word.

5d

1000 are encircling a Spanish city (7)

Generating...

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

( GRAND [1000 pounds or dollars] + A [are, a unit of land measure]) containing (encircling) A

6d

Realist returned mid-morning? (5)

Generating...

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

( TEN AM [a time that could be described as mid-morning) reversed (returned)

7d

Extremely thin pointer found in home (9)

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10d

Plant with unusual base fashionable we hear (12)

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14d

Superficial fool with virus flounders (9)

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16d

R Smythe's creation English Everyman returns unaccompanied (9)

Generating...

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

A CAPP (reference the A ndy CAPP cartoon strip drawn by Reg Smythe which first appeared in the Daily Mirror in 1957) + E (English) + ALL (every man) reversed (returns)

18d

Someone who gossips in fashion magazine? About time! (7)

Generating...

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

TATLER (title of a fashion magazine) containing (about) T (time)

19d

Setter backing Iron Lady in charge? (7)

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22d

Evolve contract to dispel resistance (5)

Generating...

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

R EDUCE (contract) excluding (dispel) R (resistance)

24d

Careful diner in railway carriage eating for one (5)

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