Independent Cryptic #11962

2025-02-10

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1a

Metaphors describing united groups of performers (7)

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Tropes(=metaphors) around u{nited}

5a

No charge for this beefier criminal (7)

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9a

Mature swan from NE USA? (5)

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CD/DD, reading ripen as RI(=Rhode Island, a state in North Eastern USA) + pen(=female swan).

10a

Releases new version of Dubliners (9)

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11a

Flexible base has mostly synthetic contents (9)

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Vile(=base) around ersat[z](=synthetic)

12a

Yours truly would scream without English pastoral work (5)

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I’d(=yours truly would) + y[e]ll

13a

Waste a lot of time escaping from jail (4)

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Dung[eon]

15a

Great admirer of what 27A might say eventually (8)

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“I do”(=what bride may say) + later(=eventually).

18a

TB's better treated with a suppository ultimately (8)

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(Better a [suppositor]y)*

19a

They can't take off some dance music (4)

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22a

Minibike was miserable (5)

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24a

Cake acquired from cooking catalogue (9)

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26a

Nothing by dad is amongst first half of vulgar insults initially that's what people say (9)

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(O(=nothing) + X(=by, as in multiplication) + pop(=dad)) in vul[gar] i[nsults]

27a

Romeo lying in wait ... for her? (5)

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Bide(=wait) around R{omeo)(=R in the phonetic alphabet)

28a

He finally allowed chess pieces to be put inside tin for instance? (7)

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([H]e + let) with men(=chess pieces) inside

29a

Gardener almost goes off on the warpath (7)

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Gardene[r]*

Down

1d

In truth rivers develop and grow (6)

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2d

Convenient work left unfinished song (9)

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Op(=work) + por[t](=left on a ship) + tune(=song)

3d

Dad spelled out character of WWF (5)

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P and A = spelling of pa(=dad). The panda is the logo of the World Wildlife Fund.

4d

Madness song appears heartless after author stands up (9)

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Di[t]ty after (I puts)<. Put would be a synonym of stand in the sense of put/stand something on a shelf.

5d

Story about courage (5)

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6d

Extract from novel - I'm in a terrible murder (9)

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7d

Cow or like one? (5)

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8d

Like one imprisoned in Eastern city? Without a doubt (6)

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(As I)(=like one) in Ely(=city in Eastern England)

14d

Goes nuts about republican together with one that's pretentious (9)

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Goes* around (r{epublican} + and(=together with) + i)

16d

Over private ground with estate's foremost worker (9)

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O{ver}(abbrev used in cricket) + private* + e[state]

17d

Guidance teacher originally organised - that's their job! (9)

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(Guidance t[eacher])*

20d

Beginning to box - second fight - it won't get top billing (6)

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B[ox] + mo(=second, short for moment) + vie(=fight)

21d

Fed up with close contest (6)

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23d

Two Greek characters start to enjoy Sprite (5)

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Pi + xi(=Greek alphabet characters) + e[njoy]

24d

Amateur craftsman holds up a small bottle (5)

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25d

Colour of river in 'ull (5)

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