Independent Cryptic #12082

2025-06-30

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1a

My shout Isaac admitted (6)

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4a

One's wearing amulet with a power to inspire (8)

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

An insertion of I’S for ‘one’s’ in CHARM, followed by A. The insertion indicator is ‘wearing’.

9a

Writer rings Oxford University lecturer about composer (7)

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

An insertion of OU and L in PEN, followed by C for circa or ‘about’. The insertion indicator is ‘rings’.

11a

Send out judge to collar a policeman (7)

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

An insertion of A and DI in RATE. The insertion indicator is ‘to collar’. Plenty of insertions so far.

12a

Reserve in backward old tribespeople (5)

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13a

He's making eyes at our Lucy oddly is Dicky (9)

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

(AT OUR L[U]C[Y] IS)* with ‘Dicky’ as the anagrind.

14a

Stylish lady in small city (10)

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16a

Time is swift maybe (4)

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

A dd. Got to be a specific BIRD for an OPBL, I’m afraid.

19a

O love I forgot to mention ... oh dear ... (4)

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

A charade of O, another O and PS for post scriptum.

20a

Being quick with going for oxygen see a doctor first (10)

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

Brunel is inviting you to remove the W for ‘with’ from WITNESS for ‘see’, replace it with O for ‘oxygen’ and precede all that with A and DR.

22a

Warrant ordered to arrest OJ - long battle results (9)

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23a

Senses opportunity to return incomplete models (5)

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25a

More scrumptious stunner has sex on rebound (7)

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

An insertion of IT reversed in TASER. The insertion indicator is ‘has’.

26a

Drugs rumoured to accompany gin possibly in swinging bar (7)

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27a

Treasure Island v (8)

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

A cd.

28a

Put in order - right old idiot's got order wrong way round (6)

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

A reversal in order of RT, O and ASS.

Down

1d

Lively piece about Chief Information Officer supporting reduced cost (9)

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2d

Recalled vehicles unit only partly operational (5)

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3d

Brunel offers quote in hearing making sense (8)

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

Aural wordplay for I CITE, with Brunel being the setter, of course.

5d

Using hard clue tire poor confused solver (13)

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6d

Screw up and plan again (6)

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7d

Setter and Elsie seen regularly together initially go steady (9)

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

A charade of STAB for ‘go’, I for the ‘setter’ and eLsIe SeEn.

8d

What might be amber beer served at right temperature (5)

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

A charade of ALE, R and T. A timely clue, since today much of England is under an amber alert for heat.

10d

Argued with X suppressing speech by Miliband perhaps (13)

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15d

Arrogantly cutting queen very disrespectfully (9)

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17d

Cover version of the duets succeeded (9)

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18d

Mounting disputes about old postal service providing interim solutions (8)

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

An insertion of GPO in SPATS, all reversed (‘mounting’, since it’s a down clue). The insertion indicator is ‘about’.

21d

A German boy's taken recalled book (6)

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

An insertion of EIN for one of the German words for ‘a’ in LAD, all reversed. The insertion indicator is ‘[ha]s taken’. A book of the Old Testament.

22d

They're short on stage 4 components reportedly? (5)

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

Aural wordplay (‘reportedly’) for TWO TWOS, which make four.

24d

Deal with phone company during brief stay (5)

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