Independent Cryptic #12066

2025-06-11

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1a

Fight fire in storage facility (8)

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5a

Nevadan city with new fame (6)

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8a

Essentially hack journalist is oppressed (10)

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9a

November is boring month for a lot of people (4)

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

November is boring month for a lot of people N (=November, in NATO alphabet) in MAY (=month, of year)

10a

I forgive you fondling arse he snarled (14)

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11a

Start to reach over like zombie not acting mature (7)

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

Start to reach over like zombie, not acting mature R <each> (“start to” means first letter only) + O (=over, on cricket scorecard) + UNDE <a> D (=like Zombie; “not acting (=A)” means letter “a” is dropped)

13a

Crying American buries nurses (7)

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

Crying , American buries nurses A (=American) in INTERS (=buries)

15a

Patent work in Excel (7)

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18a

Odd stone selection (7)

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21a

Framework of rod mostly inserted into break next to hip (14)

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

Framework of rod mostly inserted into break next to hip STRU <t> (=rod, member that resists pressure; “mostly” means last letter is dropped) in [IN (=hip, trendy) + FRACTURE (=break, in bone)]

22a

Primarily not appropriate to leave resident in temporary accommodation (4)

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23a

Money emptied in exotic bar (10)

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24a

Despot in small Baltic city where characters are never seen more than once (6)

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25a

Remaster works for online broadcaster (8)

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Down

1d

Malcontent on long run (7)

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2d

Where a Scot might cure my failing hearing initially on river (9)

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

Where a Scot might cure my failing hearing, initially, on river COR (=my! gosh!, as an exclamation) + F <ailing> H <earing> (“initially” means first letters only) + OUSE (=river, in UK); a corfhouse is a salmon-curing house in Scotland

3d

Showed contempt and guided leader from Tesla to become Nationalist (7)

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

Showed contempt , and guided leader from Tesla to become Nationalist S T EERED (=guided, led; “from T esla (=T) to become N ationalist (=N)” means letter “t” is replaced by an “n”)

4d

Delighted as Charlie removed from board (7)

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

Delighted , as Charlie removed from board C (=Charlie, in NATO alphabet) + HUFFED (=removed from board, of pieces in draughts)

5d

Mars plot supporting Communist and Parisian (9)

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6d

In Aberdeen I'm only uplifting candidate (7)

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

In Aberdeen, I’m only uplifting candidate Reversed (“uplifting”) and hidden (“in”) in “aberd EEN I’M ON ly”

7d

Royal family weaves gold (7)

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12d

Arousal from online pursuit? (9)

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

Arousal from online pursuit? E- (=online, as in e-commerce ) + VOCATION (=pursuit)

14d

Gold collars with raised stitching to a disgusting extent (9)

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

Gold collars with raised stitching, to a disgusting extent [DNA (and=with; “raised” indicates vertical reversal) in AU (=gold, i.e. chemical formula)] + SEAM (=stitching, on garment)

16d

Huge guards in Spain can be the most conceited (7)

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

Huge guards in Spain can be the most conceited [IN + E (=Spain, in IVR)] in VAST (=huge)

17d

Denial about 5-a-side football game in which first to score is dismissed (7)

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18d

Glut of fustier pants (7)

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19d

Lie back in park with some cocaine? (7)

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20d

Equestrian's stable theory regularly ignored (7)

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

Equestrian ’s stable theory regularly ignored EVEN (=stable, level) + T <h> E <o> R <y> (“regularly” means alternate letters only are used)