Independent Cryptic #11914

2024-12-16

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1a

Police unit will be involved in action for certain (7)

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C.I.D. – Criminal Investigation Department – inside DEED – action

5a

Religious basket case? (5)

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Moses was found in a basket

8a

Terribly solemn pair might be frigid (10)

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9a

Hoskins must tuck into a shot for a fee (4)

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The fee for converting currencies, I – Hoskins in A GO – shot

10a

One who purposely wrecks boat sure must change (8)

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12a

Flips out inhaling fourth of puffs from this? (6)

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Fourth letter of puf F s in FLIPS* out

13a

American husband hugged by short relative is a dish (5)

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US & H(usband) all in a short SI(ster)

15a

Gloomy and down about female being beastly! (8)

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GREY – gloomy & LOW – down – reversed & F(emale)

17a

Returned mutt with odd flaw that's bitten you? Terrible! (8)

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DOG – mutt – reversed & U – you – in an odd FLAW*

19a

Those starting on good religious evangelists seem monsters (5)

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21a

Old Republican leader with inflated self-worth ultimately in state (6)

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O(ld) & EGO & end of (i)N

23a

Liqueur excessive queen and a mother knocked back (8)

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OTT – over the top, excessive & (late) queen ER & A & MA – mother – all reversed

25a

Bolt double? That's what one might be aiming for! (4)

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You could aim for a double with a dart

26a

Make neat gin hatter will mix with drop of soda (10)

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A mixed up [GIN HATTER S(oda)]* as opposed to the other anagram SHATTERING which means rather the opposite

28a

Operative retreating around soldiers in battle (5)

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RE soldiers in SPY reversed

29a

Perhaps pine to get to end of a popular racecourse (7)

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A & IN – popular & TREE – pine say

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1d

Beer with dirt tossed on top is well stupid (7)

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2d

Socialist that's firm about statement of principles (5)

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3d

Insult 51 in complaint is 'an inability to accept the truth' (9)

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DIS – insult and LI – 51 in BEEF – complaint

4d

Oxbridge professor is a gentleman from Spain (3)

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5d

Maiden getting beers for blokes (5)

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6d

One who'd accept everything was well or fantastic (9)

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7d

Enough drink to get drunk is wrong in God's eyes king held (7)

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11d

Special gear and excellent beer from the rear (7)

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AI – excellent & LAGER – beer all reversed

14d

Totally demolish small Snickers? (9)

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16d

Online career for life in induction (9)

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E – on line version & VOCATION – chosen career

18d

Your lad cycling as the Virgin Mary (7)

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20d

Drunk now and you can't do anything about it! (7)

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22d

Ultimate of owl-haters in People Against Hooters (5)

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End of (owl-hater)S in NOES – those against

24d

Old head of state will cuddle tense man? Heavens! (5)

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T(ense) & HE – man both in ER – the late queen

27d

Coastal inlet found in Cagliari area (3)

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