Independent Cryptic #1803

2024-09-15

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1a

With bows bent finally ready for battle (8)

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Ready as in money, W(ith) & ARCHES – bows & end of (ben)T

6a

Intimate shot of poor quality (6)

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9a

British house plastered (6)

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10a

Health food stocked by Liverpool markets in a fresh way (8)

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BRAN – a health food apparently inside the REDS as Liverpool FC are known

11a

Getting pregnant achievable by half of people? (12)

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IN – achievable by & SEMI NATION – half the people, although if they only have semis, maybe not 🙂

13a

Skimpy costume Colin modelled with reluctance (9)

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COLIN* modelled & LOTH – reluctant

15a

Common sense feature of Moscow Olympics? (4)

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America boycotted the Moscow Olympics hence there were NO U.S.

16a

Somewhat misleading description of Lewis say (4)

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17a

Day a Murdoch journalist wrote for Private Eye perhaps (9)

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SAT(urday) & IRIS – murdoch say & ED(itor)

19a

Broke English taboo returning meals (12)

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E(nglish) & NO-NO – taboo all reversed & SUPPERS – meals

22a

Eponymous tortoise beginning to gain 400m back? (8)

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Start of G(ain) – 400m is the length of A LAP & AGO – back

23a

Good person with awful smell not fussed (6)

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ST – good man & OLID bad smell

24a

Star in need of a drink makes several (6)

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SUN – star & DRY – in need of a drink

25a

Faulty elements limiting the Dualit range (8)

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The elements – bits that limit [T(h)E & DUALIT]* are faulty

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2d

Finally working on size 15 shoes? (10)

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Size 15s would be pretty big shoes hence the need for a long last

3d

Queen roughly treated in tower Henry heard (15)

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Well beheading was pretty rough on the girl, CA – circa, roughly & a treated [IN TOWER H(enry) HEARD]*. Excellent clue Filbert

4d

Pass German egg sandwiches that might make him sick (5)

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EI – German for egg sandwiching COL – pass

5d

Fighter jet's broken flap (7)

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TORN – broken & ADO – a flap

6d

Drug dealer keeps one pound back for bookmaker? (9)

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1 & LB – pound all reversed inside PUSHER – drug dealer

7d

Large income more expensive wine extra tuition (15)

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L(arge) & EARNINGS – income & UP – more expensive & PORT – wine

8d

Pole back in Katowice travelled on (4)

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ROD – pole and back of (katowic)E

12d

Talented child beginning to work less than class (10)

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W(ork) & UNDER – less than & KIND – class

14d

Conventional scout bizarrely worshipped mother (9)

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SCOUT* bizarrely & MARY – a worshipped mother

18d

Without work top referee painting club perhaps (7)

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T(op) – OP – work removed & REF & OIL – type of painting

20d

Defeat prearranged after leading (5)

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UP – leading & SET – prearranged

21d

Silver in sport topping for Italian (4)

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AG – silver in RU – Rugby Union