Independent Cryptic #12063

2025-06-07

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1a

Hush money Republican leaves frequent sexual partner (6)

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5a

Who shot horror film cut nothing getting one fired (8)

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9a

Pacific nation announced seventh payment? (4)

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10a

Unexpected turns of events around penalty area: people fighting (10)

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11a

Powerful service perhaps as some saints weep aloud (10)

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12a

Sluggish fish circling lake (4)

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13a

Sketch of character given novel by Times editor at first (8)

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15a

Dismisses English planes possessing impossibly fast speed (6)

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17a

Without leaders walk with difficulty where animal lives and do damage (6)

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19a

Tired footballers chasing game regretted conceding right at the start (8)

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21a

Transported in layers of paper for delivery (4)

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23a

Joining excursion inside flat (10)

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25a

Champion disappearing act cloaks queen (10)

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26a

Popular ghost houses that I find dismaying (4)

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27a

Assembled gravesite memorials essentially in church yard (8)

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28a

Comfort jury judge's thrown out following some illumination (6)

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Down

2d

Bar limits drunk standing proudly alongside locals (9)

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3d

One Glaswegian on vacation dips into river in French city (7)

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4d

Year working under British overseas territory (5)

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5d

Unit teacher revised (7)

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6d

Most faint books boring without stories ultimately lost (9)

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7d

Material in book upset right away (7)

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8d

Sign on line or covering one up (5)

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14d

Stone Sour quiet for a change (9)

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16d

Child born with temperature raised by a German (9)

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18d

Old soldier stimulated after shelling (7)

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19d

Fellow concerned with back of heel in cast once more (7)

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20d

Entrance ten taking in gold items on counter in French cafe? (7)

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22d

Surprise delivery service dropping off opposite base (5)

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24d

Coach told to get rid of wingers in chant (5)

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