Independent Cryptic #12264

2026-01-28

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Across

1a

Make six deliveries, and impress greatly (4,4)

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5a

Noticed hosts beginning to cook with seasoning (6)

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10a

Suggested cost of lean rump, finally, with side dish (4,5)

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11a

Marks vehicles on style, at first (5)

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12a

Relative wasting American's money (4)

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13a

Experiment with running over most of the competition (9)

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15a

Alleges son destroyed city (3,7)

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17a

Sex appeals after knocking back wine (4)

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

A reversal (‘knocking back’) of IT (sex appeal) SA (sex appeal)

19a

I've made a mistake over love note at end of e-mail, perhaps (4)

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20a

Content to pass Emile thalidomide — it's fairly harmful to genes (10)

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22a

Active nurses out dancing (9)

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24a

Annoys German boarding aircraft (4)

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26a

Rejected a ham omelette, initially, in Nebraskan city (5)

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27a

Fresh article covering popular water sports venue (3,6)

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28a

Belief system is welcomed by those people (6)

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29a

Conquered one achievement, inspiring another (8)

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Down

1d

Clog dance (4)

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2d

Bridge player, working at large shop, mostly, wanting kip in coastal resort (6-5-4)

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3d

Pop-up books about United's rival (8)

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4d

Kick out six in English court (5)

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6d

Maybe Afghan father shot crook (6)

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7d

Emperor let her gate-crash parties (7,3,5)

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8d

Deprive of claim in Settle, strangely, after I'd turned up (10)

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9d

Joke beer bottles getting one complaint (8)

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14d

Bishop can start to disregard rule in place for fox hunting? (5,5)

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16d

What keeps still, extremely withdrawn? A canine offered in swap deal? (8)

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18d

Welsh town boosted politician in Europe with no money (8)

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21d

Manipulates desires in audition (6)

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23d

Is back for one last bit of private investment (5)

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25d

Boss in workplace having ten leaving (4)

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1

Make six deliveries and impress greatly (8)

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3

Suggested cost of lean rump finally with side dish (9)

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

LIST (lean) P (last or ‘final’ letter of rump) RICE (side dish)

4

Marks vehicles on style at first (5)

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

CARS (vehicles) after or ‘on’ S (first letter of style)

9

I've made a mistake over love note at end of e-mail perhaps (4)

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

O (over) O (love) PS (‘note at end of e-mail, perhaps’)

10

Content to pass Emile thalidomideit's fairly harmful to genes (10)

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13

Rejected a ham omelette initially in Nebraskan city (5)

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16

Conquered one achievement inspiring another (8)

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18

Bridge player working at large shop mostly wanting kip in coastal resort (15)

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23

Deprive of claim in Settle strangely after I'd turned up (10)

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26

What keeps still extremely withdrawn? A canine offered in swap deal? (8)

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

EH (what) round or ‘keeping’ YET (still) and a reversal (‘withdrawn’) of TOO (extremely)