Independent Cryptic #12210

2025-11-26

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1a

Church following lay ministers' latest rebellion (6)

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4a

Outrages from journalists and friends (6)

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9a

Rotating team working for inventor (6)

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10a

Turn away from new harbour at Scottish port (8)

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12a

Business with two thousand and one people living together (9)

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13a

Tree thinner around the crown, having had top cut (5)

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14a

One badly behaved underwear model (4)

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15a

Not entirely even caring about complaint (9)

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19a

Piece of religious architecture transforming a cold loveless heart (9)

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21a

Go around old city of legend (4)

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24a

Opponent dropping back with a shot to the rear? (5)

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26a

Plot of musical runs - did run - backwards (9)

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27a

Recognition of suffix denoting fizzy drinks, including Coke and Pepsi maybe (8)

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28a

British newspaper: Republican party divided by Trump leadership; it's a broad tent (3,3)

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29a

The French soldiers wearing explosives in South Asian city (6)

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30a

Nervous individual finally found calming pill (2,4)

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Down

1d

Stab knight, potentially saving king (6)

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2d

One cuts short journey by a short distance on returning (7)

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3d

Flirt with head of restaurant to get inside for something fried (9)

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5d

A case of raspberry drink (5)

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6d

Vessel stowed in Formosa (or Taiwan) (5)

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7d

Tolerate hip replacement (5-2)

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23d

(and 23 Down) Try simple heel adjustment for young performer (7,6)

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11d

Footballer's right to snub Tory? (6)

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16d

The inactive part of the psyche is lascivious, lacking heart (6)

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17d

Being weakened by sex? It's turning into a travesty! (9)

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18d

Plans made by master during chess game (7)

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20d

Conservative elite vigorously defending Republican hawk (7)

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22d

Left out time to play with daughter (7)

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23d

See 8 Down

25d

God of everything I see (5)

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26d

Extract from within a dirty trough (5)

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