Independent Cryptic #11986

2025-03-10

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1a

Drink to accompany buns and toast (7,2)

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BOTTOM – one’s buns & SUP – drink

6a

Conviction for arson inevitably troubles Haberdashers' principals (5)

flowerflowerflower
9a

Try to suspend youngster often found in lake (7)

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GO – try & SLING – suspend

10a

Managed to decline bite of rendang (it's relatively hot) (7)

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RAN – managed & DIE – decline & a bite of R(endang)

11a

Bring out Israeli citizens' sandwiches (6)

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12a

Nonsense regularly left in news round-up ... (8)

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BULL – nonsense & alternate letters of l E f T & IN

14a

... in Times - bewilderment reported (4)

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Sounds like DAZE

15a

Reminders of past show-offs on the rugby pitch? (10)

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FLASH – showy & BACKS – rugby players

18a

Make weak tea clumsily after young woman gets one drunk (10)

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DEB(utante) – young woman at court & I – one & LIT – drunk & TEA* clumsily

20a

Every now and then, middleman offers a thought (4)

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Alternate letters of m I d D l E m A n

23a

Bill's reliant on one meagre business concept finally flying (3,5)

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[MEAGRE (busines)S (concep)T]* flying

24a

Angelic character's turn of phrase (6)

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26a

Spooner's to take in crap liquid lunch, perhaps (3,4)

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Spoonerism of SEE POOP

27a

Sudden appearance of the King immersed in public work (7)

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CR – the King in OUT – public & OP – work

28a

Rear small bird (5)

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29a

Seriously distasteful to eat black fruit (9)

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<sings> And he lives in a council flat. GORY – distasteful around B(lack) & LIME

Down

1d

Full of himself, he aged badly overwhelmed by venture (9)

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[HE AGED]* badly in BID – venture

2d

Irritable cops doubt witness (7)

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IF – doubt – in TESTY – irritable

3d

Oxygen given by doctor at home birth (6)

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O(xygen) & RIG – to doctor & IN – at home

4d

Function announced for board (for information) (4)

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Sounds like maths function SIN

5d

Saleswoman reflects pretty clothing is benefit of the job (10)

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Or perk commonly, REP – salesperson reversed & QUITE – pretty much – around – clothing – IS

6d

Enthusiastic groups spread out near woods? (3,5)

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FAN – to spread out & CLUBS eg woods in golf

7d

Witless old Ugandan, informally in charge, clutching religious texts (7)

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IDI (amin) & O ld T estament & IC – in charge

8d

One who fishes in Rother only (5)

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13d

After a wash, it helps fool roaming sheep back in outbuilding (7,3)

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CLOT – fool & SHEEP* roaming & end of outbuildin G

16d

Careless partner's overturned hot waste container, displacing lid (4-5)

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17d

Indecent to drop trousers for a rare sighting? (4,4)

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BLUE – indecent & MOON – to drop trousers

19d

Ultimately, cars unable to travel here (3,4)

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An all in one clue here, [(car)S UNABLE]* travelling. Nicely done Coot.

21d

Scheme spread assistance around (7)

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MARG – spread & AID all reversed

22d

Hospital department probing recalled boy's concerning teeth (6)

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ENT – hospital dept inside a reversed LAD

23d

Good copy - the initiator of superior openings (5)

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G(ood) & APE – copy & opening of S(uperior)

25d

Square little room lacking in taste (4)

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LAV for little room, toilet removed from F(lav)OUR – taste. My last one in by a mile, I just couldn’t see how it worked which is odd in hindsight.