Independent Cryptic #12182

2025-10-24

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Across

8a

Precisely determine security code and give directions (8)

flowerflowerflower
9a

Start and end of time in pub - time having particular purpose (6)

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T E (first and last letters or ‘start and end’ of time) in INN (pub) T (time)

10a

Wavering hesitant us? I’ll plunge straight in (10)

flowerflowerflower
11a

A Southern Italian recalled Italian town (4)

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A S (southern) + a reversal (‘recalled’) of IT (Italian)

12a

Suppress steps to restrain France (6)

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STILE (‘steps’) round or ‘restraining’ F (France)

14a

Get away with money - $1000 - taking almost no time (8)

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FLEE (get away) TIN (money) G (grand -$1000)

15a

Troublesome term for student wanting sex? (6)

flowerflowerflower
16a

Relaxed when in a casual shirt (6)

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AS (when) in A TEE (casual shirt)

19a

Fixes cocktail of gin with quantities of water? (8)

flowerflowerflower
21a

Fit? I note revolution in muscles (6)

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I N (note) + a reversal (‘revolution’) of LATS (muscles)

23a

Remarkable count but falling short (4)

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TALL y (count) missing the last letter or ‘falling short’

24a

Everything takes a new direction after ditching first cushions (10)

flowerflowerflower
26a

Phi half backed this examiner (6)

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SETTER (Phi) with the first three letters reversed or ‘half backed’

27a

Seabird about to strike one reptile (8)

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TERN (seabird) round RAP (strike) I (one)

Down

1d

Singer’s tense after news in story (6)

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T (tense) after NN (news) in LIE (story)

2d

Large fish starts to occupy Pacific after hurricane (4)

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First letters or ‘starts’ of Occupy Pacific After Hurricane

3d

Scientist’s way in blocking Schrödinger’s articles (8)

flowerflowerflower
4d

Formerly bombards river in Staffordshire (7)

flowerflowerflower
5d

Move quietly and tilt from West? (6)

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Fancifully, if you were to TIP TO E (east) you would ’tilt to from west’ Thanks Hovis

6d

Past master in reconstructing special valves (10)

flowerflowerflower
7d

Number in mileage initially ignored for example (8)

flowerflowerflower
13d

Cleaner to baffle the clergy (10)

flowerflowerflower
15d

Shade given to a hair application comes from Cornish location (8)

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

TINT (shade) A GEL (hair application)

17d

Article about one actual crime (8)

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THE (article) round I (one) VERY (actual)

18d

Seal off to seal I fancy (7)

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An anagram (‘fancy’) of TO SEAL I

20d

I prevent artist showing city in Ecuador (6)

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I BAR (prevent) RA (artist) – we had to check this one!

22d

Sour spies snatching private eye in upset (6)

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A reversal (‘upset’) of CIA (spies) round or ‘snatching’ TEC (private eye)

25d

Expression of sympathy over a year on holiday (4)

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

AW (expression of sympathy) A Y (year)