Independent Cryptic #12225

2025-12-13

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1a

Good shout having skipped starters? (8)

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6a

They should be put back on course (6)

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9a

Net zero in India is deployed to capture carbon old chap? (13)

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10a

Small euphemism in personal ad derives complaint (6)

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11a

Maintain no central banks free from blame (8)

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13a

How to get a date from a dater? (10)

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15a

Say Simon what's up with the old girl? (4)

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16a

Superfood from the east significantly reduced cardiac arrests (4)

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18a

Gets ruthless initially and forcefully closes valuable contracts (10)

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21a

Get about 11 withdrawn women to be united (8)

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22a

Call over whether it's feasible or not (6)

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23a

Queries priest about conditions from the past (13)

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25a

Strict Catholic European clubs perhaps following Juventus's lead (6)

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26a

Fear one's relations coming round and time gets taken up by housework? (8)

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Down

2d

One makes easy returns rattle past Wimbledon champion (7)

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3d

Family planning to ignore the church machine (11)

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4d

Table ultimately put together with lousy glue (5)

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5d

Spreading manure on Scottish island in gallons (7)

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6d

Blasted public school bores were romantically involved (9)

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7d

That is the sixth unknown (3)

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8d

Renting place in France south of Toulouse on vacation (7)

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12d

Confused county politician distorted the truth admits whip (11)

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14d

Most rough-looking earl gets drug supply (9)

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17d

Takeaway succeeded leaving two items off the menu (7)

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19d

Battery may be put on charge with this (7)

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20d

Mope around film location when heavenly body disappears (7)

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22d

Intimate leading couple in music awards turned to the back (5)

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24d

Unbridled dissent leads to being unable to take flight (3)

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