Independent Cryptic #1777

2024-03-17

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Across

1a

Fishy expression - up to no good (4)

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4a

Succeed in quiz about cancelled or difficult subjects (10)

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9a

Cause of extreme weather faked online (6)

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10a

G Nausea r (8)

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11a

Sporting footwear with a snappy outfit both trimmed (8)

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13a

Acrostic of find accommodating receptacle to entomb dead (6)

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14a

School rebuffed pupil’s denial employing a process for detecting plagiarism (10)

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16a

Play outside transport terminal in Chiswick (4)

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17a

Antipodean’s vital amber liquid we hear (4)

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18a

Owner's organised report about dog permit oddly ignored (10)

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20a

Don't take part in operation against ticket seller (6)

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21a

Ex-PM brewing lager with last vestiges of her late barley (8)

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23a

Maybe Simon and Garfunkel's Sound of Silence toasted thus? (8)

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24a

Born horny? This might calm one down (6)

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26a

Poorly managed reef greater action necessary - Kenyan oceanologist taking sides (10)

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27a

Afghans regularly overthrown in epic story (4)

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Down

2d

Hunter concealed in middle of ox-bow lake (3)

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3d

Hemp wound up counterpart with tackle on the right wing (5)

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4d

How walks up Kilimanjaro and fun runs are backed or by whom? (7)

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5d

Macabre effect of 22D 13A is as yet unknown (15)

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6d

Bird chewed a pencil (7)

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7d

Unusually fine story that’s hard to describe (9)

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8d

London and SE might be OK somehow (11)

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12d

Boundless energy from a cat with one special ability - absorbing carbon! (11)

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15d

Post Office is working to shut up malicious writer (9)

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18d

Snooker player Hendry’s last cup perhaps (7)

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19d

Welsh dish provided in bloody small portion (7)

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22d

It's clear from the outset - girls love anagrams and silly spoonerisms ... (5)

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25d

... like mine (3)

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