Independent Cryptic #12065

2025-06-10

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Across

8a

One's journey begins in the ranks? (10)

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9a

Lear composed 'Grey' for example (4)

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I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:

EARL ( anagram of [composed] LEAR )

10a

Versions of equality diversity and inclusion touted primarily by international statisticians (8)

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11a

Ban left-wing type of crossword (6)

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12a

Superlatively silky southern vegetable best when tip discarded (8)

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15a

2 11 14 or 28 perhaps swapping husband for Latin raider (6)

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h OOTER (Entries at 2 down, 11 across, 14 down and 28 across [ LITTLE , BARRED , TAWNY and BARN ] are types of OWL .  An OWL can be described as a h OOTER ) with L (husband) replacing (for) H (Latin)

16a

Disturbed if woman drew curtains in front of this? (11)

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22a

Cut new flower (6)

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23a

Cynthia's disastrous end to outing at sea? (8)

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26a

Have ambition when ripe for revolution (6)

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27a

Artist related to member of the Lollipop Guild? (8)

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28a

Bran mixture for bovine body building (4)

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29a

Half-cut Bannon drunk tonic if telling the truth! (10)

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Down

1d

Fundraising caper supported by party liberals - it could flop? (7)

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2d

Small dot left in for first time (6)

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t ITTLE (dot) with L (left) replacing (for) the first T (time)

3d

Woodland entered by old track (6)

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GROVE (woodland) containing (entered by) O (old)

4d

Poetic twilit periods part of compline/vespers (4)

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5d

Footballer - one with a drinking problem maybe (8)

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DRIBBLER (one who lets liquid fall from their mouth whilst drinking) double definition

6d

Legacy broadcast via radio tower (8)

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7d

Beer brewed by the German producer and seller of 1 20 27A and 27D for instance (7)

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13d

Jeong perhaps appearing in Gene Kelly retrospective (3)

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14d

Spooner's rendition of [Bad Golden Brown] or (5)

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Reverend Spooner might pronounce TAWNY as NAWTY (naughty [bad])

17d

Among others Portuguese and Russian cycling (8)

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S IBERIAN (a native of Siberia in Russia) with the letters cycled one place left and around to the end to form IBERIAN S

18d

Awkwardly snog nude in damp dark places? (8)

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19d

Starts to appreciate silvery hair colour (3)

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ASH ( first letters of [starts to] each of A ppreciate, S ilvery and H air)

20d

Asian language according to Welsh woman? (7)

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21d

Terribly ironic about introduction to satire that's biting (7)

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Anagram of (terribly) IRONIC containing (about) S ( first letter of [introduction to] S atire)

24d

Frank defiant response to You can't do that!? (6)

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25d

I drained tequila shot first somewhere in the South Pacific (6)

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27d

From site of motorcycle races some perform anxiously (4)

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