Independent Cryptic #11945

2025-01-21

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7a

Small fees regularly deducted for each returning commercial traveller (8)

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9a

Recreational vehicle held by signal leading to bend (5)

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10a

27 detailed abandoned game? (4)

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

Anagram of (abandoned) ( META L [entry at 27 across] excluding the final letter [de-tailed] L )

11a

Extravagantly advertise capers spinning additional dimension (10)

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12a

Item usually containing a photograph of one dead Queen? (6)

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14a

Clot of a drug doctor going round Megastore (8)

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

E (ecstasy; drug) + MB (Bachelor of Medicine; doctor) + ( M [mega] + SILO [store]) reversed (going round)

16a

Dishonest characters lurking in Tarot tent? (6)

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18a

Cyril Knowles's final moving words (6)

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

Anagram of (moving) CYRIL and S [ last letter of [final] KNOWLE S )

21a

Start to pluck goldcrest - an item for the breakfast table? (8)

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23a

Double first from Reading in German (6)

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24a

Equipment to help the press in South Side clubs (10)

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26a

Draw expression of satisfaction after changing sides (4)

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27a

It may be bronze medal time for daughter (5)

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28a

Technocrat so rued holding back international transport service (8)

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

EUROSTAR ( reversed [holding back] hidden word in [holding] TECHNOC RAT SO RUE D)

Down

1d

Reveal dancing dresses and originally rejected shade of purple (8)

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2d

Nurse housed in dry temporary accommodation (4)

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3d

Discontented older child's left wanting flowering plant (6)

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

OR ( letters remaining in O LDE R when the central letters LDE are removed [dis-content-ed]) + CHI L D excluding (wanting) L (left)

4d

Cliff can be frightening just missing out on Yuletide's number one (4)

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

SCAR Y (frightening) excluding (just missing out on) Y ( first letter of [number one] Y ULETIDE)

5d

Driving force from bestselling drink boosted bottling work (10)

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

( NO I [number one] + SLURP [drink]) all reversed (boosted; down entry) and then containing ( OP [ OP us; work])

6d

Reserve some Parisian clothes and treats before flight from Siberia? (6)

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8d

Spray and verbally assault partner? (6)

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13d

Celebration where men animals and machines may be seen? (10)

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

AFTER-PARTY (each of MEN , ANIMALS and MACHINE can come AFTER PARTY to form three well known compounds PARTY MEN , PARTY ANIMALS and PARTY MACHINE )

15d

Young man gambles for enjoyment essentially (3)

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17d

ABC's followers dropped by to hold object (3)

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

END (object)

19d

That lady would charge a large amount (8)

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

SHE’D (that lady would) + LOAD (charge [a gun])

20d

Pep has been cavorting outside. Get away! (6)

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22d

In Piedmont I meditated as per the schedule (6)

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23d

Heartlessly steal from the South's holiday hotspot (6)

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

RESORT – I can’t see the wordplay here

25d

Muck perhaps dissolves evenly? (4)

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

ISLE ( letters 2, 4, 6 and 8 of D I S S O L V E S)

26d

Sell hotel after unpleasant matter (4)

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