Independent Cryptic #12042

2025-05-14

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Across

1a

Hernia regularly stops gentle walk in open (8)

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9a

Weaken, with Victor advancing to get honour (8)

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10a

Small horse in difficulty (4)

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11a

NHS inmates to fake stupefaction (12)

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13a

Caught in fantasy land, heading off to make tincture (6)

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14a

Slow mover received fright when cycling at the front (8)

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15a

It supports railway carriage (7)

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16a

Fan of a doctor drinking hot water (7)

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20a

Religious man in India covers hole in swimsuit (8)

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22a

Relatively tight turningfront of Daimler's scratched (6)

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23a

Extremely happy, with joie de vivre concealing one's overactive muscle movement (12)

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25a

Settle back in base (4)

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26a

Scoured pan daily to accommodate Asian vegetarian (3,5)

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27a

Modified notice about popular drug (8)

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Down

2d

Musician in religious building left after dropping ecstasy (8)

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3d

Part of magnet, for example, taken by someone born and bred in Warsaw? (8,4)

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4d

Couple eating cereal in combative row (4,4)

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5d

Gospel section part of church rejected (7)

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6d

Component of protective mechanism in overturned vat (3-3)

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7d

You shouldn't have to get exercise record (4)

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8d

One's willed tenor to turn up without son (8)

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12d

Here, divided constituents of anagram up with tiles (8,4)

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15d

County welcomes a politician providing food from the coast (8)

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17d

Help solve Times cryptic crossword, to start with (8)

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18d

Turning in book on Kindle? (8)

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19d

Local probes rest of classification system (7)

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21d

Irish leader is annoying (6)

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24d

Daughter visiting father's homes (4)

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