Independent Cryptic #12010

2025-04-07

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Across

9a

Best gold under the sun? (7)

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10a

Cold medicine's screwtop bottles (7)

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11a

Proustian novel seemed pretentious (3,2,4)

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12a

Platforms revolutionary charity work (5)

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13a

Reason to record diamonds being cut (5)

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15a

Doctor Who's storyboard finally has climactic battles (9)

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17a

Develop rapport with posh young lady (3)

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18a

Sympathetic detective evening the score (7)

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20a

Deal with uncle trimming papa's beard (3)

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21a

Drunk causes inn problems (9)

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23a

He abandons Muslim leaders for another religion's followers (5)

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25a

Music producers reportedly have outstanding string players (5)

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27a

Bulk of opponent breaks chair while wrestling, making loud noise (9)

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29a

Barely five hundred and fifty inhabiting North American island (7)

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30a

I clear view close to pine trees (7)

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Down

1d

Force's colonel hosting first of military exercises (6)

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2d

Keep this concert programme featuring tenor (4)

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3d

Maize agriculture essentially fed Iowa in abundance (10)

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4d

Toy vehicles and craft around smaller map (5,3)

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5d

Formula 1 racetrack shortened, leading to car crash (6)

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6d

One spineless politician appearing at Women's Institute (4)

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7d

Bird from Maine, a nocturnal predator shrouded in dark (10)

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8d

Killer with chutzpah admitted to a crime (8)

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14d

Private security devices cracked by veteran housebreaker (10)

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16d

Appreciate east Cornwall town's biscuits (10)

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17d

Stray pouting over new muzzle (8)

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19d

Extremely chic black suit (2,6)

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22d

Prepare to fire half a dozen over the phone, showing bit of backbone (6)

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24d

Petty insult (6)

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26d

Note how some call father Pop (4)

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28d

Head of Interpol blowing cover identity, unfortunately (4)

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