Independent Cryptic #12071

2025-06-17

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Across

1a
5a

(and 5 Across) Question framed by a leading lady? (5,2,1,4)

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5a

See 1 Across

8a

Securing final in tennis, Wade’s opponent climbed rankings (4)

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9a

German people displaying magnanimity (5)

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10a

Retrospective name associated with Ireland (4)

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11a

Pretty - possessed of sex appeal in truth (6)

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13a

Virtue of reduced speed in built-up area (8)

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14a

Dolly maybe getting 50% bosom reduction a day earlier (3)

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15a

Banks of huge river in Russia's state capital (6)

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16a

Boundless sand outside of Nigeria in semi-wild, hot biome (8)

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19a

Barrier protecting both sides around old Renaissance city (8)

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22a

Righteous anger after nation’s exported zero dyestuff (6)

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24a

Bread and butter free from New York (3)

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25a

Job’s quality created by 1 in 10 falling into step (8)

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28a

Red-headed queen on horse keeping fashionable (6)

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29a

Grow weary of dear Juliet, broken without Romeo (4)

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30a

Take back Wicked Oscar for one with green skin? (5)

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32a

Symbol for elite rugby nations' leaders? (4)

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33a

Tackle temporarily emptied pool (5)

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34a

Dark Lord gets very loud replacement for Posh Spice (7)

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Down

1d

Why old men all scratch their bottoms around Spain? It’s unrefined (9)

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2d

Fish starter's off the menu for Mr & Mrs (7)

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3d

Plastic bags covering up a bit of brewer’s droop (3)

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4d

Rising star accepts Lethal Weapon but not Fifty Shades (7)

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5d

Arsenal finishing second and losing league here? (5)

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6d

Thus Spake Zarathustra gave standards about it (7)

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7d

Part of Benedictine order (5)

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12d

Desperately hope for New Age to come earlier (5)

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17d

Very good to adopt feminine principle in competition (5)

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18d

Piece of engineering close to Santa Fe bridging rocky glen (5,4)

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20d

Habit of organist’s regularly entertaining pieces (7)

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21d

Sort of nemeses endlessly besieging one? (7)

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23d

Backed up bog blocks means of access down the drain (4,3)

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26d

It’s sad for Romeo, a knave Juliet’s left (5)

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27d

"How's your father?" is in noisy exchanges with "All right!" (5)

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31d

Overnight cobbler of the German football team (3)

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