Independent Cryptic #11954

2025-01-31

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Across

1a

Passing fashion pursued by editor is no longer prominent (5)

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4a

Call Lord stupid after rebuffing intermediary (9)

Generating...

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

( NAME [call] + LD [Lord] + DIM [stupid]) all reversed (after rebuffing)

9a

Wild licentious Italian family dismissing book given a lot of credit (9)

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10a

Former partner is behind fake manuscript (5)

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11a

Involved re orca row? I will step in: I fight for the planet (10)

Generating...

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

I contained in (will step in) an anagram of (involved) RE ORCA ROW

12a

Look over small quantity of film (4)

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14a

I desire to backtrack about to abandon unbalanced state (8)

Generating...

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

I + ( YEN [desire] reversed and containing (about) QUIT [to abandon])

15a

I’m back probing three letters covering the smallest things? (6)

Generating...

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

I’M reversed (back) contained in (probing) A TO C (three letters, abc)

18a

Most favourable target after dumping American study? (6)

Generating...

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

GO A L (target) excluding (after dumping) A (American) + DEN (study)

20a

Married relative filling large part of the world with good stuff (8)

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

( M [married] + BRO [brother; relative]) contained in (filling) ASIA (major continent; large part of the world)

23a

Imprison a lot of sailors dodging bloodbath (4)

Generating...

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

C ARN AGE (extensive or indiscriminate slaughter; bloodbath) excluding (dodging) ( A + RN [Royal Navy; a lot of sailors])

24a

Everyone in historic city beginning to transmit good wishes (10)

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26a

Combined Institute backed by nobody (5)

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27a

Founder working air into it (9)

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28a

Space pioneer’s endeavour mostly captured in power ballad (9)

Generating...

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

TR Y (endeavour) excluding the final letter (mostly) Y , contained in (captured in) ( ARM [power] + SONG [air])

29a

Roughly half of schoolchildren rejected limitations to school outfit (5)

Generating...

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

( SL [ outer letters of {limitations to} S choo L ] + RIG [outfit]) all reversed (rejected)

Down

1d

Blossoming fig initially having a dark look (9)

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2d

Revolted after scoundrel does for flower (7)

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3d

Rename quad foolishly? I’ll be dreadfully outraged (10)

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4d

Full development? I may trust to ignore son misbehaving (8)

Generating...

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

Anagram of (misbehaving) I MAY TRU S T excluding (to ignore) S (son)

5d

Fix entrance allowing Court to enter (6)

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6d

Courage yielding power and fortune (4)

Generating...

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

P LUCK (courage) excluding (yielding) P (power)

7d

A little approach to work taking on timeless maxim (7)

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8d

Erotic writer retaining kiss and hug for former President (5)

Generating...

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

NIN (reference Anais NIN [1903 – 1977], French-born American writer of short stories and erotica) containing (retaining) ( X [symbol for a kiss] + O [symbol for a hug] as in XOXO representing ‘hugs and kisses’)

13d

Dream character upset re TV signal (10)

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16d

Saintly writer is supporting rights document (9)

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17d

Forgetting US university money’s invested in other governments initially (8)

Generating...

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

( MIT [Massachusetts Institue of Technology, US university] + TIN [money]) contained in (invested in) OG ( first letters of each of [initially] O ther and G overnments)

19d

Left unable to accommodate feet? Prepare space to stretch out (7)

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21d

Promise to hem edges of teenage clothing item (7)

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22d

Ocean process taking different line before turning active (6)

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23d

Church in America a friendly kind (5)

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25d

Where the dying go we stay? Not half (4)

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