Independent Cryptic #1787

2024-05-26

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Across

1a

Badmouth country gent on a regular basis (6)

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Country MALI & G e N t regularly

4a

Wretched sailor given hollow justice by court (6)

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AB – a sailor & a hollowed out J(ustic)E & C(our)T

8a

Throw a wobbly meeting German swine (7)

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[THROW A]* wobbly & G(erman)

9a

American criminals smuggling heroin back from Alaska possibly (7)

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H(eroin) & end of (alask)A in PERPS – American criminals. Sneaky definition

11a

Impressed by celebrity side's lead in opening phase of rugby match (10)

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S(ide) in START & RUCK a part of a rugby game

12a

Food and drink conference (4)

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13a

Hail of projectiles from colossal volcano (5)

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14a

Setter does note attempt to show great reverence (8)

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I DO – setter does & LA – note & TRY – attempt

16a

Tinder craftily engages female model as trap (8)

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F(emale) & T – car model both in a crafty TINDER*

18a

Demand former partner do something (5)

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20a

Central characters in Bizet opera share violent passion (4)

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Middle letters of bi Z et op E ra sh A re vio L ent

21a

Instruments quiet cold-blooded type installed in hospital departments (10)

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Not exactly the most common of instruments SH – quiet & BOA cold blooded snake all in WARDS

23a

See simple-minded Nationalist ousting Liberal (7)

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N(ationalist) replacing L(iberal) in WITLESS – simple minded

24a

Relative presses old investigators about scrap (7)

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O(ld) & CID reversed all in MUM

25a

Leave detailed incantation in sacred text (6)

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26a

Involve Norway in carbon-free recycling scheme (6)

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N(orway) replacing C(arbon) in a recycled SCHEME*

Down

1d

Implied temperature is below average (5)

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2d

Unadorned parts of wall are tiled over (7)

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3d

Two-tone classic brown robe for Spooner (9)

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Song by The Specials. Spoonerism of Toast Gown

5d

Judge sequesters large Dickensian house? (5)

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6d

Chained wild animal (7)

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7d

Very sensitive street cop is rattled (9)

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10d

Most picturesque island crossed by soldier partaking in mission (9)

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I(sland) in ANT for soldier all in QUEST – mission

13d

Ogre rings Independent in middle of night screaming (9)

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I(ndependent) in the cartoon ogre SHREK & IN & middle of ni G ht

15d

Pretentious maiden say hit on knight (9)

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17d

Fellow in his dotage raised cats (7)

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F(ellow) & SENILE reversed

19d

Greed is a moral weakness consuming upstanding artist (7)

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RA – artist reversed inside A VICE

21d

Used to be extremely talkative? Rubbish! (5)

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WAS & extremes of T (alkativ) E

22d

Picked up bunny girl's cash (5)

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Sounds like DOE – female rabbit