Independent Cryptic #12207

2025-11-22

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Across

1a
32a

(and 32 Across) Some parts read in a play about people in a play (8,8)

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6a

Part of sailing ship in which to store dry booty (6)

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9a

Two qualities linked by special criterion (10)

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10a

Gloomy American writer with little time for his job (4)

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11a

Horse wouldn’t initially be backed into trap (6)

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12a

Royal Navy’s first cutting costs and first to suffer (8)

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14a

Shylock’s beginning his role having lost a few pounds? (7)

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17a

Cluster of buildings in hospital unit lacking in charm (6)

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18a

Put boats in this Mexican sea belonging to America? (6)

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21a

Genre of music heard in Low Country (7)

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24a

Soldier Soldier’s after material to suit (8)

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26a

The original stream split and re-joined anew (6)

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28a

Parsonage doesn’t need fires being lit for servant (4)

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30a

Emaciated type of iridescent bird gobbling vegetable peel (10)

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31a

Bring news of some peripheral damage (6)

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32a

See 1 Across

Down

2d

Journey north from Mexican river presumably without restraint (7)

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3d

Attractive Amazonian women chasing short man about (5)

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4d

Develop better detailed limits to designs here (4,3)

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5d

Duck and orange starter served in upturned bowls (5)

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6d

Superficial problem of Belgian region (Belgium not France) (7)

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7d

Opposite to a 6, perhaps, on a clock face? (3)

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8d

To look after Old English poetry’s boring (7)

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13d

Funny peculiar: 10cc eating a bit of minestrone (5)

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15d

Considering playing an extra shot to avoid wet spongy ground (5)

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16d

Strange spirit of small Scottish isle (3)

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19d

Mean to maintain a good posture, mostly failing (7)

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20d

Put together a service led without Latin (7)

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22d

Warm cream coming thirdly on top of cold cream? (7)

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23d

Many island nations reflected green craze, but not Malta (7)

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25d

Rover spaceship Martians seize from below (5)

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27d

Shelling eggs, including large and small in turn (5)

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29d

When one's due in Greek hotel? (3)

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