Independent Cryptic #1799

2024-08-18

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1a

Invincible perhaps informed on fellow prisoners (8)

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F(ellow) & LAGS – prisoners & HIP – with it, informed

5a

Clean injured daughter's cut (6)

flowerflowerflower
9a

A mother's diatribe ending in hush ... and maybe tumbleweed! (8)

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A & MA – mother & RANT & end of (hus)H. Tumbleweed is a variety of Amaranth

10a

Mythical wild East Riding? (6)

flowerflowerflower
12a

They can be made to measure under the arms (12)

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I assume it’s a cryptic definition

15a

Drunk? That half-cut swine flipping is! (5)

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TH(at) half cut & GIT- swine all reversed – flipping

16a

Meat Stein cooked for small bistro (9)

flowerflowerflower
18a

Concoction lethal for some -- e.g. cider I'm brewing (9)

flowerflowerflower
19a

Relish and egg behind sudden incidence of wind (5)

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GUST – wind & O – egg shape

20a

Mama who sang about husband caught short! (12)

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H(usband) in (mama) CASS & TRAPPED – caught

24a

Note bird going over beast (6)

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LA – note and MINA bird all reversed

25a

Secret signal (8)

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Double definition

26a

I provide a clue: Urchin terrier bites (6)

flowerflowerflower
27a

Broke up with sweet date (8)

flowerflowerflower

Down

1d

Mistake from Falcao oddly heading wide (4)

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Alternate letters of F a L c A o & W(ide)

2d

American getting stuffed in half of finals unfortunately (4)

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A(merican) in half of (fin)ALS

3d

The Gap and its new eatery serving this? (9)

flowerflowerflower
4d

Popular and married yet sadly broker (12)

flowerflowerflower
6d

Graduate in not finishing Observer crossword shock! (5)

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MA – graduate in most of the AZE(d) crossword

7d

Intelligence head is propping up bar with Conservative (10)

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C(onservative) & LEVER – bar & NESS – head of a river say

8d

Statement stupid idiot pens about nothing (10)

flowerflowerflower
11d

What suggests bee that releases amber nectar perhaps (12)

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The opening of Bottle is “B” Seen quite a few variants of this same clue over the years

13d

Put on trainer in old vehicle (10)

flowerflowerflower
14d

Princess in straying goes for silver -- that's pushiness (10)

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AG – silver – replacing the late Princess DI in DI-GRESSION – straying

17d

Pull first of many gents and aim to arouse (9)

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M(any) & [GENTS AIM]* aroused

21d

Italian wine bar stocking the ultimate in Prosecco (5)

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End of (prosecc)O inside SAVE – bar, as in bar the rest often seen in betting odds

22d

Henry IV of England's chamber (4)

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HAL – Henry & 4th letter of eng L and

23d

Did leak drip? (4)

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Double def