Independent Cryptic #11981

2025-03-04

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1a

Special work by Pinter finally given an Oscar and Tony? (7)

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I never saw TV series The Sopranos but I recognise this. S(pecial) & OP – work & end of pinte R & AN & O(scar)

5a

Look at Bluebird sob loudly (7)

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Sounds like I – Bluebird – the setter & BAWL – sob

9a

Record label that contributed to Genesis's downfall? (5)

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Well Eve was tempted in Genesis

10a

Horror novel by unknown American writer preceding Hard Times (9)

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paul AUSTER was an American writer & Stephen King novel “IT” & Y – maths unknown

11a

Extension is demolished, angering student trapped inside (9)

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ANGERING* demolished with L for student inside

12a

Section from Gazette, a second-rate rag (5)

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Hidden in gazet TE A SE cond

13a

Sounds emerge from these ungathered cornflowers (7)

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I can see some ears of corn & flower buds but I’m struggling here

15a

Type of rock song remixed with quiet intro and end edited out (7)

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Take the start and end off (q)UEI(t) and mix it with SONG so SONGUIE*

17a

Where JFK got shot? (4,3)

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Cryptic def – there is a film JFK

19a

Number one heavyweight following win (3,2,2)

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GET – win & I & TON – a heavy weight

21a

Elite group (5)

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Double def

23a

Shostakovich's eighth and tenth, now arranged into a musical (2,3,4)

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Eighth letter of shostak O vich & [TENTH NOW]* arranged

26a

Releases of label's second number one's put back (9)

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EMI – defunct I believe record label & reversed [S(econd) NO – number – & I & S]

27a

Good crowd that goes 'ooooo' (5)

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28a

The last bit of vintage claret is drunk - it tastes sweet (7)

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End of vintag E & a drunk CLARET*

29a

How one might describe a relative to Dad? (7)

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Really not convinced but an endless (d)A(d) would just an A so a cryptic def

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1d

Order piece of fish (5)

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Double def

2d

Tree houses for everyone! For everyone? (7)

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U = for everyone in the tree POPLAR

3d

Topless rave band's following - teenagers and twentysomethings? (3,6)

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A topless (r)AGE) & GROUPS – bands

4d

National uprising any minute now (5)

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IN A MO reversed

5d

Calm, moving song sung by Lionel Richie first (4,5)

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Lionel Richie song “Easy” & GOING – moving

6d

Just the start of TOTP episode (5)

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EVEN – just & start of T OTP

7d

An unpleasant character to set about article in a hurry (7)

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A & GIT & A – article & TO

8d

Put on a mass at last, boring parishioner (9)

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LAY – put & PER – a & end of mas S & ON

13d

Orderly trolleyed fifteen boxes around institute (9)

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C – about approx *& I for Institute both inside a trolleyed FIFTEEN*

14d

Drunk to break cover, stifling run so as not to be heard (5,4)

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SOT – a drunk & TO & without R(un) COVE(r)*

16d

Balls headed by Spice Girl's head put balls between legs (9)

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NUTMEG – spice & G – head of G irl & ED (balls former MP)

18d

Cut fish lifted in windy waves (3,4)

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EDIT – cut & EEL – fish – all reversed

20d

Young child going around with a chequerboard? (3-4)

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W(ith) in TOT – child & ONE – a

22d

I meant to write that letter to Nana Mouskouri before 25 (5)

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She was a Greek singer O Greek letter MU & SIC – as intended

24d

Sugar merchant crushing tip of sugarcane to make sweet? (5)

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First letter of S(ugarcane) in TATE – sugar sellers

25d

Written pieces from Rolling Stone (5)

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