Independent Cryptic #12312

2026-03-25

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1a

Separate clue for trifle? (9)

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8a

Exposed appliance for removing water from locks in Scottish town (7)

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10a

One entering vacant dilapidated palace (7)

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11a

Current supplier from Spain quit over stealing stereo essentially (9)

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12a

Humble Earl limps around (6)

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15a

Chicken specialist collects old flightless birds (7)

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16a

Russian card game that doesn't use clubs is backback in Russia (9)

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19a

Hanging around work walking with a bounce (9)

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20a

Something pointed close to some farm animals (7)

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22a

Lead piping over new houses (6)

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23a

Attempts to shoot fish for select party (9)

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25a

By the way a very big rugby player is boring (7)

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27a

Goes to bed in garret I reserved (7)

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28a

Scratching head remaining prophet provides bottles of drink? (9)

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Down

1d

Top quality match enveloped by lots of passion (8)

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2d

From time to time look to fate (3)

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3d

Unusual case passed on to up the intensity (8)

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4d

Go round the bend endlessly in French department (4)

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5d

Desk left out with salt during religious teaching in church (10)

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6d

Running about on leave in part of the Western US (6)

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7d

Some cards for football team (6)

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9d

Polish ruse to muddle Trump perhaps (10)

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13d

Case of archetypal sucker stopping to pay for financial security (10)

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14d

Somehow stop dismal singer (10)

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17d

Regularly shoot and record stuff as 3-D image (8)

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18d

Most of country upset over one's failure to develop (8)

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20d

Whole of Ireland absorbing part of the Bible (6)

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21d

Prayers in bed? (6)

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24d

South American iron is reliable (4)

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26d

Discharge Manx cat? (3)

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