Independent Cryptic #11984

2025-03-07

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Across

1a

Ability to milk yak? (3,4,2,3,3)

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9a

Flirt’s colloquial view of recent royal couple? (9)

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10a

One originating Bugs, Leghorn and numerous characters? (5)

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11a

Youngster penning greeting following soccer players’ style (7)

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12a

Energy always failing in upset, dire, dire upset (7)

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14a

Expression of encouragement about Bishop heading for church with a protection for nave (6)

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16a

English term is freely used around university for ‘retired’ (8)

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18a

I arrange German song, involving soprano that’s greatly admired (8)

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19a

Characters in US city heading for unoccupied carriage (6)

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21a

German city centre losing core nature (7)

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22a

Extremely attentive towards a student partner (3,4)

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24a

Writer at once infused by Muse (5)

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26a

No real haste in this movement with nation in turmoil (9)

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27a

Retirement benefit: former workers getting hour tucking into a keg, drunk (6,9)

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Down

1d

“Do not sail near me,” for a start (3,2,3,7)

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2d

Faction upset about source of these amendments (5)

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3d

Thinking I’m with a good independent country (11)

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4d

Moving with the sea, row in a touch (6)

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5d

Prepared to play guitar in poor atmosphere? (8)

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6d

Rustic feature of kitchen? (3)

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7d

Urged data to be represented using a scale (9)

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8d

Starting afresh, defender to reconcile over end of game (4,2,6,3)

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13d

Brings efficiency to runs in former railways? (11)

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15d

Theatre operation gives agreement to substantial source of reading material (9)

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17d

Set route for exponent of ESP (8)

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20d

College head has study tracking conflict (6)

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23d

Take fuel on board in Virginia and here you are in Paris (5)

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25d

Poem showing monks ignoring every opening for religion (3)

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