Independent Cryptic #1811

2024-11-10

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Across

1a

Live cheaply putting millions into unfinished screenplay (6)

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M(illions) inside SCRIP(t)

5a

Scratch and doodle? (8)

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9a

Avengers shot invisible weapon (8)

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10a

German city first in alphabet with long name (6)

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11a

More and more at home managed care alone (12)

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IN – at home & CARE* managed & SINGLY – alone

13a

Chimney went overhead you'd say (4)

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Sounds like FLEW

14a

Before long insect bites hotel resident (10)

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IN A BIT – before long & ANT with H(otel) inserted

16a

Amazing biro say pocketed by academic without one (10)

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PEN inside STUD(i)OUS – academic – with I removed

19a

Restrain dog beginning to bark (4)

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20a

Repair faulty item quickly near destination (12)

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MAKE GOOD – repair & a faulty ITEM*

23a

Find humour when swapping sides in bed (6)

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COMEDY with B instead of D

24a

Crossing island stop car unexpectedly for fruit (8)

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I(sland) inside [STOP CAR]* unexpectedly

25a

Old man under arrest became hysterical (8)

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PA – old man & NICKED – arrested

26a

Cold northern state has nothing on California (6)

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CA(lifornia) & NADA – nothing

Down

2d

Charlie lists recent record that's perfect (10)

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C(harlie) & LEANS – lists & LATE – recent

3d

Written with feet upside down (7)

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4d

Play African country in pongy ground (9)

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MALI – country in a ground PONGY*

5d

Critical wife seeing wee in your cups? (7)

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W(ife) & AS – seeing, since & a drunk sounding PISH

6d

Couple in Glasgow starts to notice ghastly local intonation (5)

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TWA – two in Scottish & N(otice) G(hastly)

7d

Make sense of cold recently-emptied department stores (7)

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C(old) & emptied R(ecentl)Y stored in DEPT – department

8d

Top copy that's wrong (4)

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12d

Spontaneous date started with pre-nup Tom prepared (10)

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[PRE NUP TOM]* prepared & D(ate)

15d

See one retail outlet in short block (9)

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I – one & SHOP all in a short BRIC(k) – block

17d

E.g. John Paul I and II taking mass in Italian city (7)

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M(ass) inside POPE – John Paul I say & II from the clue

18d

Keeping watch running aground (7)

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19d

3D image of queen say on throne (7)

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CAT’S – of the queen say & CAN – toilet, throne

21d

A boat you can capsize? (5)

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22d

Water area covered by turf (4)

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