Independent Cryptic #12018

2025-04-16

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1a

Run away! I'm with a celebrity on vacation to get credibility (10)

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6a

Confirmation nothing escapes teacher (4)

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10a

Very, very half-cut nurses left to clear up (5)

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11a

Start to gently creep in Boston, reportedly to get local product of distillation (3-6)

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12a

In Spain, I'd rashly written about Mediterranean island (8)

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14a

Components of Times cryptic (5)

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16a

Nearly execute beautiful Italian getting disease (7)

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18a

Needleworker's fancy trinket (7)

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20a

Huge match regularly stopped by missiles? (7)

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22a

Prisoner's only comfort (7)

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23a

American and European mostly get on together (5)

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25a

Express terrible regret about Iceland (8)

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28a

Refuse offer of pap rub from Spooner (5,4)

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29a

Order foreign government to replace base (5)

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31a

Beams, as pay increase announced (4)

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32a

Perhaps guinea pig still with time to move east in epidemic (10)

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Down

1d

Hold out fake foot (4)

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2d

Almost castrate setter (3)

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3d

Walk rated abysmal (5)

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4d

Mother hides Agent Purple (7)

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5d

Company boss at last to fire old Russian (7)

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7d

Cycling around external path (5)

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8d

Warning shots to protect small expanses of trees (10)

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9d

Six cardinals in Rome meeting a nationalist with no military involvement (8)

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13d

Collection of photographs of a large bottom (5)

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15d

Sadat, possibly, supporting unlawful act in conflict (7,3)

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17d

Laxative in toilets upset Frenchman (8)

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19d

Statement lifting the lid over figure of speech (5)

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21d

Drugs leading lady (7)

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22d

Most wary actors in play concealing gripes, oddly (7)

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24d

Unwilling to go forward and put pig in new home? (5)

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26d

Growl "Get knotted!" (5)

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27d

German woman helping entertaining hosts (4)

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30d

One's charged celebrity to have head shaved (3)

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