Independent Cryptic #12307

2026-03-19

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Across

1a

Friendly king leaves before I turn blue (6)

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5a

Male adrift in a boat somewhere in Canada (8)

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9a

Company calm and dignified wants money for medical assistance (8)

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10a

Thus far Fox media's right to back terms of current ceasefire (6)

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11a

Reagan nearly condemned British politician (12)

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13a

Jump from dog without lead (4)

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14a

Victor's engaged in old language when abroad (8)

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17a

Monkey business is done here including some that's criminal (8)

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18a

Military alliance using vehicles that won't start (4)

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20a

Ironmonger's speeds across a road initially worrying having obstructed police from the start (12)

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23a

Potter with headless reptile? (6)

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24a

Tribute to Ruby (AI modified) (8)

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25a

Person carrying weapon like a bandit (8)

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26a

Secretary ultimately relied on essential part of phone (6)

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Down

2d

Nick's one wearing nothing (4)

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3d

Fashionable males may be on it (9)

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4d

Fruit from Algerian port say sent back (6)

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5d

Unexciting and generally dangerous to walk here (15)

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6d

Officials whose birthdays for sure aren't in the last week of March or the first two of April (8)

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7d

President Roosevelt's undergarment (5)

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8d

Film star's diabetes variant's limitations should be dealt with (10)

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12d

Dig old wine? Crazy on it! (10)

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15d

Time a backbencher say gets involved in study about taxation (9)

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16d

Faith maybe will protect swimmer in river structure (8)

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19d

The first person in film to make you cry (6)

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21d

Drive the core of hostile Palestinians to cause tragedy? (5)

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22d

E Ariadne auf Naxos x (4)

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