Independent Cryptic #12192

2025-11-05

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Across

1a

Discerning kissing and petting? (9)

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6a

Communication system for partners screened by Coca-Cola (4)

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8a

Run quickly then fall producing sign of distress (8)

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9a

Excited to be back posh boy discouraged (6)

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10a

Writer is the first person in Paris and its Italian equivalent (6)

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11a

Bad omens from rector in powerful sermon's introduction (8)

Generating...

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

R (rector) in POTENT (powerful) and S (first letter or ‘introduction’ of sermon)

12a

Sustenance rejected by American idiot (6)

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15a

Put into different part of hospital and remunerated? (8)

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16a

Caught venomous snake and established Australian city (8)

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19a

Compete with me for cluster of flowers (6)

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21a

Sweet-smelling old woman blocks men-only group from over the pond (8)

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22a

Reportedly spot one's flat under water (6)

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24a

Spectre of violent anger covering Italy (6)

Generating...

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

WRATH (violent anger) around or ‘covering’ I (Italy)

25a

Everybody in church welcomes a marriage (8)

Generating...

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

ALL (everybody) IN CE (church) around or ‘welcoming’ A

26a

Tennis trailblazer remains on the phone (4)

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27a

Is often confused with regard to light (9)

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Down

1d

Oddly may very well cut short nonsense (5)

Generating...

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

Alternate letters (‘oddly’) in MaY vErY wEl l (missing last letter or ‘cut short)

2d

Lark around with rancid Boris perhaps (7)

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3d

Language from north or south Spain (5)

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4d

Working copy contained in press release theoretically (7)

Generating...

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

ON (working) + APE (copy) in PR (Press Release)

5d

High quality portrait artist? (9)

Generating...

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

Eccles is suggesting that a portrait artist will only DRAW the head or TOP of their subject

6d

Can't be arsed keeping aardvark (7)

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7d

Soft frame broken and inoperative (9)

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13d

Briefly made errors performing military instruction (9)

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14d

Trip in motor car is painful for Greens (9)

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17d

Fish with appendages for walking on (7)

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18d

Passage from additional court (7)

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20d

Man visiting India for local bread (7)

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22d

Grumpy Londoner hides artificial leg (5)

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23d

Announced change is in store (5)

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