Independent Cryptic #12136

2025-09-01

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Across

1a

Check safe's cover again (8)

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5a

One dotting i crossing t with style (6)

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

An insertion of T in TITLE. The insertion indicator is ‘crossing … with’. A TITTLE is the point above the lowercase letters i and j.  Great surface.

10a

Way in which we're sure to have an impact? (15)

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

A cd.

11a

Lance corporal ultimately introduced by dog tag (5)

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12a

Working out at first gym class (9)

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13a

One making play has to nudge Romeo after botched cue (8)

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

A charade of PROD, (CUE)* and R for the phonetic alphabet ‘Romeo’. The anagrind is ‘botched’.

15a

Somewhere on campus does drag for audience (5)

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

Aural wordplay (‘for audience’) of HAULS.

18a

Maps mineral area to the west (5)

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

A reversal (‘to the west’) of SALT A.

20a

Drug's bearing on case (8)

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23a

Leads on sets of each period drama (9)

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26a

Small hard tool making holes in woollen cloth (5)

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

A charade of S, H and AWL.

27a

Filmmaker misrepresented Taichang Emperor (15)

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28a

Combine yttrium with oxygen in air (6)

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

An insertion of O in MELD and Y. The insertion indicator is ‘with … in’.

29a

What surfer may use having disturbed the sea-eagle close to nest (8)

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

A charade of (THE)* ERNE and T for the final letter of ‘nest’.

Down

1d

Bring back spun fabric in right length (6)

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

An insertion of LACE reversed in R and L. The insertion indicator is ‘in’.

2d

In uprising declare billionaires opposed to freedom (9)

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3d

Able seaman's beginning to get wasted (7)

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

A charade of S for the initial letter of ‘seaman’ and KILLED.

4d

Thick-skinned type articulated sarcastic denial (5)

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

Aural wordplay (‘articulated’) for WRY and NO.

6d

Depth marker is near middle of hot tub (7)

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

A charade of IS, O for the central letter of ‘hot’ and BATH.

7d

Upset at repetitive strain injury in ankle bones (5)

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8d

Boost source of electric current throttled by Greens misguidedly (8)

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

A charade of E for the initial letter of ‘electric’ and I for ‘current’ inserted into (GREENS)* The insertion indicator is ‘throttled by’ and the anagrind is ‘misguidedly’.

9d

Deduced most of info was wrong (8)

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14d

Recording caught asset with the shot of heroin (8)

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

A charade of C, ASSET and T[H]E.

16d

Huge monster returning? No thanks I've left! (9)

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

A reversal of NAH, TA, I’VE and L.

17d

Copper tucked into fresh scampi and pepper (8)

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19d

Attacked and brought back spoils by sea (7)

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21d

Having bequests start from these belongings (7)

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

A charade of T for the initial letter of ‘these’ and ESTATE.

22d

Left poorly after eating yellow bit of broccoli (6)

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24d

Cancel yearly bar crawl at centre (5)

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25d

Early barely understood slang (5)

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