Independent Cryptic #12072

2025-06-18

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Across

6a

Some of these boys coming back fat (5)

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7a

C Songs of Praise r (8)

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10a

Absolutely nothing from Ireland is OK (7)

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11a

Thug running funfair (7)

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12a

Cautious about books of the Bible in chapel (7)

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13a

Study a leader from Rome on two Roman coins (7)

Generating...

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

DEN (study) A R (first letter or leader from Rome) II (two in Roman numerals)

14a

Development of speech after beer knocked back by bachelor (11)

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

ORATION (speech) after a reversal or ‘knocked back’ of ALE (beer) and B (bachelor)

19a

Part of hockey not exactly of fundamental importance (7)

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21a

Seaweed review regularly carried out in popular holiday destination (7)

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

ALGA (seaweed) ReViEw (alternate letters only or ‘regularly carried out’). We had our honeymoon on the Algarve back in 1971.

23a

Greenness of navy tie confusing (7)

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25a

Article inspired by sport's external factors (7)

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26a

Window in Kentucky with delicate casing (8)

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27a

Perv cuddles English sucker (5)

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

LECH (perv) around or ‘cuddling’ E (English)

Down

1d

Legacy of woman's sex appeal and maturity (8)

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2d

Stop believer eating seconds (6)

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3d

Melancholy rhymes with cola surprisingly (10)

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4d

Very hungry half-cut celebrity (4)

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

STAR ving (hungry) losing half or with half-cut

5d

Adult publication that is right for political adviser (6)

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

VIZ (adult publication) IE (that is) R (right)

6d

State department kills American (6)

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8d

European females break off with one Turkish gentleman (7)

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

E (European) FF (females) END (break off) I (one)

9d

People in the far north instinctively know when temperature's dropped (5)

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13d

Abolish event using fences elsewhere (10)

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15d

When climbing I will be introduced to American friend on summit? (7)

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

A reversal or ‘climbing’ of EGO (I) inside or ‘introduced to’ A (American) PAL (friend)

16d

Shot near turbulent body of water (8)

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17d

Son with fetish for lizard (5)

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18d

Shortage of Dutch land (6)

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20d

Former jester's wanting rector to give encouragement for hunters (6)

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

YO r ICK’S (former jester’s) missing or ‘wanting’ R (rector)

22d

Knight perhaps cut large slices with pleasure (6)

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

GLADY s (as in Gladys Knight, the singer) missing last letter or ‘cut’ with L (large) inside or ‘slicing’

24d

Philosophy of Hindu in year since returning (4)

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

Y (year) + AGO (since) reversed or ‘returning’