Independent Cryptic #1779

2024-03-31

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1a

Time to review recent pensions (14)

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10a

Car gets temperature check (5)

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Bit of an old chestnut this. AUDI – car maker & T(emperature)

11a

Strongest eight lost in fog (9)

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EIGHT* lost in MIST – fog

12a

Give up wearing a ring? (7)

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A BAND ON, wearing a ring/band

13a

Delaware taking part in school exchange (7)

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DE code for Delaware in TRAIN for school

14a

Secures band's records (5)

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Triple def

16a

Moderate hated being exposed as abstemious (9)

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TEMPER – moderate & an exposed – without its outer sides (h)ATE(d)

19a

Takes off bloomers having posed at the outset (9)

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SAT – posed & IRISES – flowers, bloomers

20a

Discharge pollution initially in river and lake (5)

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P(ollution) in the river EXE & L(ake)

22a

Deep sea carbon in a green revolution (7)

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C(arbon) & IN & A & ECO all reversed

25a

Practical software misrepresented (7)

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APP – typically a small program & LIED – misrepresented

27a

Ginger nut consumed by Morning Star journalist? (9)

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HEAD – nut inside a RED – ED. The Morning Star is the paper for Socialists hence RED

28a

Byword of advertising era? (5)

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AD(vert) & AGE – era

29a

Dispirited and spitting feathers perhaps? (14)

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DOWN are feathers

Down

2d

Yorkshire town favourite for celebrity promenade (9)

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REDCAR – town & PET – especially say teacher’s favourite

3d

Seasoned student scarpers satisfied (5)

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L for student scarpering from SA(L)TED – seasoned

4d

Chooses pub closing early having no friends around (9)

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Most of IN(n) inside NO MATES

5d

Rowing crew fed noisily (5)

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Sounds like ATE

6d

Write notes repeatedly about a private conversation (9)

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A inside 4 x TE musical note

7d

French city welcomes English family member (5)

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8d

Energy conservationists doubled European understanding (7)

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E(nergy) & N(ational) T(rust) repeated & E(uropean)

9d

Toilet blocks tax free (6)

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15d

National Park regenerated green site (9)

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17d

Screw up road's name (9)

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The road being the M1 so MI’S & HANDLE for name

18d

Competitor of tech giant detailed international hypocrisy (9)

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APPL(e) without its tail, de-tailed as it were & I(nternational) & CANT – hypocrisy

19d

Searched for company in certain difficulties initially (7)

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CO(mpany) in SURE – certain & D(ifficulties)

21d

Run from large snake (6)

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23d

Finance written down internally (5)

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24d

Trainee acted badly (5)

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26d

Scotsman enters Post Office quietly (5)

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