Independent Cryptic #11923

2024-12-26

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Across

1a

Nancy's very amorous advance gives offence (8)

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6a

Two scams a realtor's offering? (5)

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9a

Billions when you shouldn't have enough! (5)

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10a

Order of Service is one for mass (9)

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11a

European adjusted Kane's wage for very hard work (13)

Generating...

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

FINN (European) + an anagram (‘adjusted’) of KANE’S WAGE

13a

Drink on account opening two litres of milk (7)

Generating...

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

TEA (drink) after or ‘on’ AC (account) in or ‘opening’ L L (two litres)

15a

Libertine taking no unearned share of proceeds (7)

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16a

Group of five in Narnia? That's wrong (7)

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18a

Language models love (needless) brackets (7)

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19a

Your decision left leading rowers completely immersed (13)

Generating...

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

UP TO THEE (‘your decision’) L (left) BOWS (leading rowers)

22a

Kent town goes crazy after good goal (9)

Generating...

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

RAVES (goes crazy) after G (good) + END (goal)

23a

Start course to make your position more secure (5)

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24a

Up before court (5)

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25a

Copper turned green as mint in the end (8)

Generating...

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

An anagram (‘turned’) of GREEN AS and T (last or ‘end’ letter of mint)

Down

2d

Gradient Newton proved (5)

Generating...

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

RISE (gradient) N (Newton) – ‘proved’ as in breadmaking

3d

US public servants observed alien eating some people (15)

Generating...

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

STATED (observed) + ET (alien) round or ‘eating’ PART (some) MEN (people)

4d

Spread out running laps around green (7)

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5d

Godparent quietly breaks child's soldiers (7)

Generating...

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

P (quietly) in or ‘breaking’ SON’S (child’s) OR (other ranks – ‘soldiers’)

6d

Rogue wed Angolan clerk for sex (15)

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7d

Boss less sensitive dealing with termination of workforce (9)

Generating...

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

NUMBER (less sensitive) ON (dealing with) E (last letter or ‘termination’ of workforce)

8d

Duck swan not decided yet? (4)

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9d

Bishop wittering on forgetting Welsh is incomprehensible (8)

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12d

Moisturiser Nosferatu applied with nothing to lose? (8)

Generating...

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

An anagram (‘applied’) of N o SFERATU missing or ‘losing’ the ‘o’ (nothing)

14d

Crease my carpet had (9)

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17d

Simple vessel trawler nets capsized (7)

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18d

Criminal who's too quick touching bottoms up (7)

Generating...

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

A reversal (‘up’) of RE (touching) DEEPS (bottoms)

20d

Newspaper Stanley's partner hasn't opened (5)

Generating...

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

m ORGAN (‘Stanley’s partner’ – in Morgan Stanley, the investment bankers) missing the first letter or ‘not opening’

21d

Terrible being so upset (4)

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