Independent Cryptic #12320

2026-04-03

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Book is chilling about power and muscle (6)

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Clearly friends will welcome Bishop before end of day (8) 🏆

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9a

Checks, excluding following 29 (5) 🏆

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10a

Fake booze tucked into by sister, 29 (9)

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11a

Article in wrought iron, exotic source of abrasion (11)

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12a

I initially considered you hostile (3)

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13a

29 quite soon sorted out, skipping an over (8) 🏆

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15a

29 turned up: last characters? The French (6) 🏆

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18a

29 moves in game (6) 🏆

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20a

Group in charge penning a line regarding display of shields (8)

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23a

University publisher and college at university (1,1,1)

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24a

Gin or rum? Be frank: this is scarcely bubbly at all (6,5)

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26a

Broadcast i.e. a Donald, with an affected voice? (9)

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27a

Chlorine not to be used? That’s a blow (5)

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28a

Seasonal problem play by Coward (3,5)

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29a

Anagram, perhaps, seen in Easter? (6)

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Down

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Runs into version of blues quite lacking it in American show (9)

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2d

Tricky clue, with pen filling space for working? (7) 🏆

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3d

Work up series 29 (5)

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5d

Long story? End almost here, last bit to go, on reflection (6)

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6d

Iberia? Portugal and Spain almost all in sun, possibly (9) 🏆

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7d

French composer and American composer not finished with Australia (7)

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8d

Delectable years on corporation, though not at first (5) 🏆

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10d

Not in favour of retaining form of light artistic tool (6)

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Arizona city: comments about person who is late here? (9)

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16d

Feature of a big mall, perhaps, or a castle, possibly (9)

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Servant on the spot, turning up during supper? (6)

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19d

Blasphemy? I’m a matter for regret around Close in Carlisle (7)

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21d

Underhand opening for Dean and Prior to dismiss Priest (7)

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22d

29 days? Upset about that (6) 🏆

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23d

Chromium remains in accident (5)

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25d

Money: enticement to set about crossword at the outset (5)

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