Independent Cryptic #12160

2025-09-29

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Across

7a

Vast amount of land found back in Faisalabad (4)

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8a

Clerk Brit annoyed with one amusing joke (10)

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

(Clerk Brit + i)*

10a

Large drink and shake maiden polished off (6)

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

Tre[m]ble(=m{aiden} removed, abbrev from cricket maiden over)

11a

Overseer primarily gets cross with language in plant (8)

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O[verseer] + x(=cross) + tongue(=language)

12a

One polite around knight being licentious (8)

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

(I + polite(=decent)) around N(=knight in chess)

13a

Wave of resistance milk outlet initially ignored (6)

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

R{esistance} + [n]ipple(=milk outlet)

15a

Chic items need reorganising in drug store (13)

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18a

Small vehicle: a black Beetle (6)

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20a

A part of a poem is deliberately wicked (8)

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22a

One fixing locks in hotel feeling spasm of pain (8)

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H{otel}(=abbrev from phonetic alphabet) + air(=feeling) + grip(=spasm of pain)

24a

Chap who had a brush with one punching heavyweight (6)

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I in Titan(=heavyweight). Titian was an Italian painter.

25a

Island resort man fixed up close to Phuket (10)

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

(Resort man)* + [Phuke]t

26a

Somewhere to go around with nurse in public (4)

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

Po<(=somewhere to go to the toilet) + EN(=enrolled nurse)

Down

1d

Enormous Roman Stoic must get into shape (10)

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2d

Old relative given cash for food (8)

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3d

British become paralysed after female released wind (6)

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B{ritish) + [f]reeze

4d

Famous drunken outburst about IS by curt conservative (8)

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

Hic(=drunken outburst) around (IS + tor[y])

5d

Son and family at university prepare a joint (6)

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6d

L Nosferatu i (4)

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Men(=people) + [Nosferat]u

9d

Big plan potter set out is absorbing stuff (13)

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14d

Hedonist true to ales will get hammered (10)

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16d

Red piece of tree trunk seen by Seine perhaps (8)

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

Caber(=tree trunk piece) + net(=seen by Seine). I'm not sure what the second half is getting at – possibly it means a net to catch fish might be seen by the Seine. The def refers to red wine.

17d

Engineers returning unopened part for building (8)

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RE<(=Royal Engineers)+[s]ection

19d

Institute opening right painterly collector's item? (6)

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I{nstitute) in(=opening) (r{ight} + arty(=painterly))

21d

Turn in books confiscated by judge (6)

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OT(=Old Testament books) in(=confiscated by) rate(=judge)

23d

On a vessel taking a northern course (4)

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A + pot<(=vessel)