Independent Cryptic #11973

2025-02-22

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Across

1a

Badenoch waits to form this (6,7)

flowerflowerflower
10a

Cable, inspired by Davey, perhaps did show (7)

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11a

Half of army once more retreats and falls (7)

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12a

In a cryptic crossword, gets hints (6)

flowerflowerflower
13a

Group of countries raced, having dropped like flies? (8)

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15a

They clean larks around start of month (11)

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17a

First person in The Aeneid, for example, to get close to Dido (3)

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18a

Cut The Wrong Trousers (3)

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20a

Code for one not quite in the habit of business (5,6)

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22a

Unearth old note about wine (8)

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24a

Sailor's wrong in a couple of ways (6)

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26a

Pub in that place not wholly solvent (7)

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27a

Constant suffering (7)

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28a

Planning ahead, clean up inside before sex (13)

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Down

2d

The rain flustered lock keeper (7)

flowerflowerflower
3d

Shrinks like breaking laws (9)

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4d

Auditor's considered move offshore? (4)

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5d

An awfully nice aunt, say (10)

flowerflowerflower
6d

I almost directed TV show from Asian country (5)

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7d

Exile making one a politician, for instance (7)

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8d

Doctor treats men with chat in surgeries (13)

flowerflowerflower
9d

Snack unsuitable for soldiers (4-6,3)

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14d

Raced, lapping second, and made a splash (10)

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16d

Revolutionary ways to collar boxer in upset (9)

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19d

Stranger set up call with Starmer, say, after internal reshuffle (7)

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21d

I'm not sure about that false Messiah from part of Italy (7)

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23d

Some have no money, leaving bit of a sting (5)

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25d

Rave is focus for Sabrina Carpenter, perhaps (4)

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