Independent Cryptic #12153

2025-09-20

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1a

Cutlet? School dunce getting zero meals, skipping regularly (9)

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6a

Heads for chilled beer, but accepting another drink a bit (5)

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9a

Match time - about to get stuck in (5)

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10a

Horrible bum noises in substantial volumes (9)

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11a

Alaskan city in which nothing is unpleasant (7)

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8d

(and 8 Down) Elegant clothes? Yes, and bust will look remarkable (6,4)

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13a

Good sense, not about to take European bribe (6)

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14a

Large group, nearly everyone, besieging very good treatment centre (8)

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18a

Exercises I abandoned to repair spear (8)

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20a

Recalled strike times: rather hard in places (6)

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23a

Joke teller covering Society on the widest scale (6)

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25a

Agreement: there’s damage on rear of dinghy (7)

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27a

Running, I cannot retain energy, and start to languish over two Olympiads (9)

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28a

Religious figure clearing South American city of dangerous insects (5)

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29a

Hot with desire, a creature waiting to move in? (5)

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30a

Robespierre, perhaps frequently beheaded servant (9)

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1d

Identify name involved in spectacle such as drunken party? (4,5)

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2d

Girl’s getting love in scene, ultimately - this girl? (7)

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3d

Dubious choice to ignore earliest cold operationsin such as these? (3,6)

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4d

Rushed veterinary work at Regent’s Park? (6)

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5d

New rip in sack letting one escape? It might just work (4,4)

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6d

Writer with account elevated humble home? (5)

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7d

Newly-prominent delivery company, very sharp (7)

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8d

See 12 Across

15d

Roam around in alarm, covering a wide area (9)

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16d

Observe secular period, certainly getting involved (3,4,2)

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17d

Male is arch - displaying this? (8)

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19d

Article following the Parisian evangelist (7)

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21d

Succeed, having misdirected gangsters about failure (7)

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22d

Put off a lot of individuals touring 14 (6)

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24d

End being bowled over about a new fad (5)

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26d

Expression of sadness upset hearts? Nonsense (4)

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