Independent Cryptic #12216

2025-12-03

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1a

Will Self regularly rebuffed commendations and words from well-wishers (13)

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

Alternate letters (‘regularly’) in wIlL sElF reversed or ‘rebuffed’ CITATIONS (commendations)

8a

Some unpopular opinions about certain type of vaccine (4)

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9a

Continued amassing money or surrendered? (10)

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10a

Messily eat a dessert perhaps (6)

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

An anagram (‘messily’) of EAT A GU

11a

Picture of noodle soup meeting size guidelines? (8)

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12a

Drug squad member working on a lead? (9)

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14a

Fine and kinda sorta brill maybe (4)

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15a

Total prejudice ultimately knocked back some Aussie natives (4)

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

SUM (total) E (last or ‘ultimate’ letter of prejudice) reversed or ‘knocked back’

16a

Intro to revised volume includes new translation (9)

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

R (first letter or ‘intro’ to revised) EDITION (volume) around or ‘including’ N (new)

20a

Playing Uno with Kathy? You shouldn’t have! (8)

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21a

Type of festive wine drunk without hesitation (6)

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23a

Trustworthy form of ID bracelet (10)

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24a

Corner is not to be cut you understand? (4)

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25a

Making bishops possibly snort cocaine’s absurd! (13)

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

An anagram (‘absurd’) of SNORT COCAINE’S

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1d

A good way to attempt to hide a right flipping mess (7)

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

FAR (a good way to) GO (attempt) around or ‘hiding’ A R (right) reversed or ‘flipping’

2d

French city not very well encapsulated in an article there (5)

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3d

About to wake up and drink (7)

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4d

What you may need to get through to another person? (15)

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5d

Not just any flash British gangsters (6)

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

THE (not just any) MO (flash) B (British)

6d

Old record is guarded by unreasonable audio specialist (9)

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

O (old) LOG (record) IS inside or ‘guarded by’ OTT (over the top – ‘unreasonable’)

7d

We tucked into small serving of food like köttbullar? (7)

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

WE inside or ‘tucked into’ S (small) DISH (helping) – köttbullar are Swedish meatballs

13d

Big lizard droppings collected by one academic (9)

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

GUANO (droppings) inside or ‘collected by’ I (one) DON (academic)

15d

Otherworldly oddball heretic (7)

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

An anagram (‘oddball’) of HERETIC

17d

Tip dirt on your smartest clothes? That’s extremely stupid (7)

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18d

Oppressive individual awake endlessly (7)

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19d

Endeavour to cut tree over shrub (6)

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

A reversal (‘over’) of TRY (endeavour) inside or ‘cutting’ ELM (tree)

22d

Unfamiliar jargon requires spelling out partially (5)

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