Independent Cryptic #1795

2024-07-21

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1a

Crook damaged most of table and rug in vehicle (10)

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Most of [TABL(e) + RUG]* damaged all in CAR

6a

Regressive way of paying someone one crossing a line (4)

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Bank transfer BACS reversed

10a

First 365 days hosted by South American country (5)

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Y(ea)R I=one all in S(outh) A(merican)

11a

Counterfeit sale items most spotted (9)

flowerflowerflower
12a

One child nursed by Nurse Ruby made better (8)

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EN – nurse & I CH(ild) in RED – ruby

13a

Language degrees prior to ChatGPT? (5)

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MA’s & AI – artificial intelligence

15a

Shelf further back hides confection (7)

flowerflowerflower
17a

Garment extremely ineffective on naked men (7)

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(k)NIGHT(s) without the outer clothing or naked & extremes of I(neffectiv)E

19a

Public notice character east of mountain rotated (7)

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ALP reversed & CARD – character

21a

Wind and spray facing artist by lake (7)

flowerflowerflower
22a

Cold place to go in centre of Sleaford (5)

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LOO a place for going i n middle of (sle)AF(ord)

24a

Drinks on small ship one that pitches (8)

flowerflowerflower
27a

Keep info from aged Oscar in shed working (9)

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OLD – aged & O(scar) all in HUT – shed & ON – working

28a

Rear beams in auditorium (5)

flowerflowerflower
29a

Ready to eat selection of Kashmiri peppers (4)

flowerflowerflower
30a

4 and 16 sleeping? (10)

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SLEEPING POLICEMEN are speed bumps

Down

1d

Vessels moving up Southern Point (4)

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S(outhern) moved up in CUPS

2d

Cross about tirade over large adult arthropod (9)

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TAU – Greek letter represented in the past by an X or cross around RANT – tirade – & L(arge) & A(dult). However I’m concerned by the “over” which seems to suggest the clue works another way.

3d

Taste cut meat maid oddly cut (5)

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Alternate letters of c U t M e A t M a I d

4d

Cop recalled self-satisfied male eating donut (7)

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I thought they were PIs rather an cops. SMUG reversed & O – donut shaped in HE

5d

Contractor perhaps also on leave (7)

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AB – a muscle hence contractor & AND – also & ON

7d

Musical cabinets not keeping time (5)

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T(ime) removed from CHES(t)S

8d

Painter of note on US phone in Program (10)

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TI – musical note & CELL – mobile phone in the US – all in BOT – computer program & I

9d

A long period carrying fruit and feathers (8)

flowerflowerflower
14d

New pater she finds tiresome at first? (10)

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A new [PATER SHE F(inds) T(iresome)]*

16d

Bobby still with fellow also going north (8)

flowerflowerflower
18d

Ur art emir reconstructed for 2's home? (9)

flowerflowerflower
20d

Flower best put below daughter's computer (7)

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D(aughter) & river – “flower” ESK & TOP – best

21d

Setter accompanying pianist on European mix (7)

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ME – the setter & (lang) LANG a pianist & E(uropean)

23d

Deck game held up with king on board (5)

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R – rex, king in POLO reversed

25d

Cancel final parts of endless sadistic massage (5)

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(endles)S (sadisti)C & RUB – massage

26d

Harmful bugs essentially eroded rocks (4)

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Middle removed – eroded from GE(r)MS