Independent Cryptic #12149

2025-09-16

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1a

Each mum coming through carries beach things (9)

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Insertion (coming through) of EA + SH (mum) inside SELLS (carries)

6a

Mostly noodles behind fine physique (5)

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RAME [n] (mostly noodles) after F

9a

Tree research site backed by South Africa (5)

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10a

Fact is Tesla breaks still (9)

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IS (from surface) + T (tesla) inside (breaks) STATIC

11a

Emus tangling with birder given payback (10)

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12a

My retired era beginning in Disneyland (4)

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Reversal (retired) of AGE + D [isneyland]. I’m not sure many would use ‘egad’ as an expression of surprise nowadays

14a

Dictator's hurt nation's capital (4)

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Soundalike (dictator’s) of ‘burn’

15a

Searing seafood preparation overwhelms daughter (8)

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SCALING (seafood preparation) around (overwhelms) D

16a

Using sound oars used to hard timber (8)

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Soundalike (using sound) of ‘rows’ (oars) and ‘would’ (used to)

18a

L Strictly o (4)

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Hidden (of, as in from or belonging to) in fam E ON S trictly

22a

Goddess regularly overlooked in ruins (4)

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Alternate letters of I n R u I n S , for the ancient Greek messenger goddess

23a

Box in church holds rubbish EU bible set (10)

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26a

Thicken catalogue with new layout (9)

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27a

Country flower pinned on Romeo (5)

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28a

Mates strain into pubs on vacation (5)

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29a

Tardily gathering how puzzle solvers think (9)

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1d

Massage inside vehicle upset residential community (6)

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Insertion of RUB inside BUS , all reversed

2d

Unsurpassed stall out of street elevated produce (7)

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[st] ALL (stall minus ST) + reversal (elevated, in a down clue) of EMIT (produce)

3d

Football move tackles slam dancer at metal show (10)

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4d

Playing roles one hasn't won (5)

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5d

Forgoing dates what with theatre job (9)

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6d

Frustrate comedic partner perhaps (4)

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7d

Current information supports insect component of vaccine (7)

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8d

Scramble eggs not eaten for starters incorporating fish (6)

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13d

Person exploring a release covered by German artist (10)

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A + VENT (release) inside (covered by) DURER

15d

Delay evident in reactions to new allegations (9)

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17d

Old doctor nearly surrounded by paperwork? (7)

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19d

Nervous swallows primarily twitter on the fence (7)

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NEURAL around (swallows) T (primarily twitter)

20d

Setback which denied both sides trophy (6)

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21d

Completely sacred to anyone listening (6)

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Soundalike (to anyone listening) of ‘holy’

24d

Pay for extravagance (5)

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25d

Mog raised drink over last of clues (4)

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Inversion (raised) of SUP + S (last of clueS)