Independent Cryptic #11918

2024-12-20

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1a

Turned up carrying a bit of food amid havoc offering assistance (7)

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A reversal (‘turned’) of UP around or ‘carrying’ F (first letter or ‘bit’ of food) inside or ‘amid’ HELL (havoc)

5a

Item of church furniture and other things brought back secured by the French navy (7)

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ETC (other things) reversed or ‘brought back’ inside or ‘secured by’ LE (French for the) and RN (navy)

9a

Holidaymaker losing money in scam? (5)

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10a

Decent leg breaks not deployed (9)

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11a

Premiere ignoring latest top performer (4)

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STAR t (premiere) without or ‘ignoring’ last or ‘latest’ letter

13a

Quarrelling about it dismissing rule as contrived (10)

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F r ACTIOUS (quarrelling) around IT and without or ‘dismissing’ R (rule)

16a

Location for personal decoration displaying British honourees (7)

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17a

Depressing sound from electronic network going over (5)

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A reversal or ‘going over’ of E (electronic) GRID (network)

19a

Compassion and passion may be about right (5)

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HEAT (passion) around or ‘about’ R (right)

20a

Special valour ousting a tyrant (7)

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22a

Showed pain after modern version criticised (10)

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24a

Some seen kerb-crawling around joint (4)

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26a

Good sporting outcome: cricketer getting runs amidst a defeat (9)

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BAT (cricketer) R (runs) inside or ‘amidst’ A LOSS (defeat). In golf, an albatross is 3 strokes less than a par on a hole.

28a

Silver band not in prominent position causing difficulties (5)

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30a

Mistake linked to area in output of Cornish mining country (7)

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31a

Number of broadcasts? Pair arranged bet (7)

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1d

Travelling salesman: he works with trucks (8)

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2d

Drink mate overturned (3)

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3d

Tree’s end of life? Axe (4)

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4d

Student name included in revival of matinee feature (9)

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5d

Minor difficulty with power cut (5)

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p LIGHT (difficulty) without or ‘cutting’ P (power)

6d

English writer’s trunk initially received in English school (10)

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CHEST (trunk) + R (first letter of received or ‘initially’) in ETON (English School)

7d

Consume fuel without pressure (3)

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p EAT (fuel) without P (pressure)

8d

One day in tabloid elevated male page 3 behaviour? (6)

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A reversal or ‘elevation’ of I (one) D (day) inside SUN (tabloid) + M (male)

12d

Dirigible excellent? A tear? Keeping quiet (7)

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14d

Surplus quantity? Broadcasting including extremely reduced sport (7)

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ON (broadcasting) around or ‘including’ VER y (extremely) missing last letter or ‘reduced’ RU (sport – Rugby Union)

15d

Criminal organisation represented in cartoons about South America (10)

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An anagram (‘represented’) of CARTOONS around S (South) A (America)

17d

Disorder in internal plumbing? Start to develop repairs to pipes say (9)

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18d

Rock group in church regarding unknown service (8)

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REM (rock group) in CE (church) ON (regarding) Y (unknown)

21d

Book getting support after admitting a boob? (6)

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B (book) REST (support) around or ‘admitting’ A

23d

Sound triumphant over new coin (5)

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CROW (sound triumphant over) N (new)

25d

Mostly difficult for one to enter - locks? (4)

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HAR d (difficult) missing last letter or ‘mostly’ with I (one) inside or ‘entering’

27d

Excluding lawyers? (3)

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29d

Set on rising (3)

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