Independent Cryptic #1767

2024-01-07

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1a

Drink around fourth-rate spot one shouldn't go down here (8)

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5a

Shaking butts couple of fellows dance (6)

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Shake off the end – butt – of 2 x CHA(p)

9a

Write something boring about ancient royal (9)

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PEN – write & DRAG – something boring & ON – about

11a

Bit in fight (5)

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12a

Intro to tuneless composer's passages (7)

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Start of T(uneless) & RAVEL’S

13a

Offend police inspectors with burst of wind (7)

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D etective In spector S & GUST of wind

14a

Certain Marxist's caught in deal with case of loot (13)

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SURE – certain & CHE’S (guevara) all in TREAT – deal

17a

Fixed on Titian nude's powerful body (13)

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21a

Salmon sauce with shortening lacking firmness (7)

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Most of GRAV(y) – sauce & LAX – lacking firmness

23a

Sweet company's manoeuvres to get cuddly (7)

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Nestle who make chocolates etc & apostrophe S

25a

Watch selection two times on the return (5)

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Well watch maker anyway. AGE & MO – two different “times” reversed

26a

Good-for-nothing cryptic clues no way to break in (9)

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A cryptic [CLUES NO]* with DR(ive) – a way – breaking in

27a

Gets wind of change in New York on radio (6)

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Sounds like CENTS, US currency

28a

Unlimited worms through wharf reef or marina (8)

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Down

1d

Animal appeal with one furry foot raised (6)

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IT – sex appeal & I – one & PAW – furry foot all reversed – raised

2d

Killer skirts from Nagoya enthralling fashionable Japan (5)

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The skirts of N(agou)A around IN – fashionable & J(apan)

3d

Endure each part before finale of Walküre (9)

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PER – each & SEVER – to part & end of (walkur)E

4d

Secure compared to American stars (7)

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PEG – secure & AS – compared to & US

6d

Swarms VIPs at the Oscars (5)

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Double def

7d

They return bags left during parties (9)

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Well they do at airports. L(eft) in CAROUSES – parties

8d

Craving a little quiet inside (8)

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10d

Low sodium cleanse on the rise (5)

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NA – chem symbol for Sodium & RID – cleanse reversed

14d

National worry about keeping current subsides (9)

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EAT – worry reversed with I for current & WANES – subsides inserted

15d

Enamelwork loons nice for breaking (9)

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16d

Big wave concerning small cutters (8)

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SURGE – big wave possibly & ON – concerning & S(mall)

18d

Joining old mate among foremost of noisome crossworders? (5)

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First letter of N(oisome) & EX – old mate & US – we crossworders

19d

Given final discharge military unit opening kebab place? (7)

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No final letter in TAN(k) – military unit & DOOR – opening

20d

Painless choice to remove caps in sanctuary (6)

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No leading letters – caps – in (e)ASY – painless & (p)LUM – choice

22d

Took off from league leaving fit to get a pint (5)

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AGUE – a fit removed from LE(ague) & A & P(in)T

24d

Slow lake craft once (5)

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L(ake) & the ship ARGO