Independent Cryptic #11912

2024-12-13

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9a

Leader of Italy? Legendary King’s backing one Mediterranean resident (7)

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Leader of Italy? Legendary King’s backing one Mediterranean resident I <taly> (“leader of” means first letter only) + SRAEL (LEAR’S=legendary king’s; “backing” indicates reversal) + I (=one)

10a

Student’s attention engaged by historic railway (7)

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11a

Location of fire initially suppressed with soil (5)

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Location of fire initially suppressed with soil <h> EARTH (=location of fire; “initially suppressed” means first letter is dropped)

12a

Plutonium included in revised plan too? Extra funding required (9)

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13a

Had too much swallowing booze I abandoned (5)

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Had too much, swallowing booze I abandoned W <i> NE (=booze; “ I abandoned” means letter “i” is dropped) in OD (=too much, i.e. overdose)

14a

USA talent re-engineered Gulf region? (9)

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17a

Snuff excessively probed by British account (7)

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Snuff excessively probed by British account [B (=British) + ACC (=account)] in TOO (=excessively)

19a

Wife drawn to man’s person and tone of voice (7)

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Wife drawn to man’s person and tone of voice W (=wife) + HIS (=man’s) + PER (=person)

20a

Corrupt company mostly to regret ignoring a registration (9)

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Corrupt company mostly to regret ignoring a registration ENRO <n> (=corrupt company, from the US in the early 2000s; “mostly” means last letter is dropped) + L <a> MENT (=to regret, bemoan; “ignoring a ” means letter “a” is dropped)

21a

Daughters tucking into beer becoming confused (5)

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Daughters tucking into beer becoming confused D D (=daughters, i.e. 2 x d=daughter) in ALE (=beer)

23a

Boxer embraced by man popular Russian singer (9)

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26a

Pick up source of tremendous courage (5)

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Pick up source of tremendous courage HEAR (=pick up) + T <remendous> (“source of” means first letter only)

27a

Formally qualified in Government appointment (7)

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28a

One guy receiving honour after backing winter transport (7)

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One guy receiving honour after backing winter transport EBO (OBE=honour; “after backing” indicates reversal) in [I (=one) + CAT (=guy, chap)]

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1d

Excellent binge in New York he had with groom - here’s something to help search (15)

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Excellent binge in New York he had with groom – here’s something to help search FINE (=excellent) + TOOT (=binge in New York , i.e. in US slang) + HE’D (=he had) + COMB (=(to) groom)

2d

Doctor one from France seen around railway test (6)

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Doctor, one from France, seen around railway test RY (=railway) in [DR (=doctor) + UN (=one from France, i.e. the French word for one )]

3d

Systematic check-up securing most of the oxygen (10)

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Systematic check-up securing most of the oxygen [ TH <e> (“most of” means last letter is dropped) + O (=oxygen, i.e. chemical formula)] in MEDICAL (=check-up)

4d

Perhaps ruby breast finally seen amongst the robins flying (10)

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Perhaps ruby breast finally seen amongst the robins flying <breas> T (“finally” means last letter only) in *(THE ROBINS); “flying” is anagram indicator

5d

Panic following part of race (4)

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6d

Affected millions restricted by upper limit (4)

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Affected millions restricted by upper limit M (=millions) in CAP (=upper limit)

7d

Death - with 50% of fish it’s a fruit stone (8)

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Death – with 50% of fish, it’s a fruit stone END (=death) + O <f> (“50%” means one of two letters only is used) + CARP (=fish)

8d

Disruption of regatta foreseen in historic African zone (15)

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15d

Jurisprudence note upheld wrong feature of court in court activity (10)

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16d

Articles about border and the area around a Biblical region (10)

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Articles about border and the area around a Biblical region [RIM (=border, edge) in A A (=articles, i.e. 2 x A (=indefinite article, in grammar)] + {A in [THE + A]}

18d

Deprived before a volume is secured by qualified teacher (8)

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Deprived , before a volume is secured by qualified teacher [ERE (=before) + A + V (=volume)] in B Ed (=qualified teacher, i.e. Bachelor of Education); bereaved means deprived of, robbed of, cf. bereft

22d

University event interrupting academic an intimidating figure (6)

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24d

Component of lens is supporting infrared (4)

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25d

Farm animals put in green spaces at first (4)

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Farm animals put in green spaces at first P <ut> I <n> G <reen> S <paces>; “at first” means initial letters only