Independent Cryptic #1812

2024-11-17

Solve on Independent →

Across

1a

Prayer provided illumination for some (6)

Generating...
4a

A single Venetian magistrate drops round making you nervous (6)

Generating...
8a

Clothing something you show pride in twirling (4)

Generating...
9a

Poorly-mounted knight's day going perfectly limiting steer to the left (10)

Generating...
11a

Rich food consumed in most of France historically (6)

Generating...
12a

The least out of shape? (8)

flowerflowerflower
13a

Flooded land next to lake people opposed (8)

Generating...
15a

I don't know what to say faced with silly baby's prattle (6)

Generating...
17a

Brilliant Djokovic perhaps keeps winning (6)

flowerflowerflower
19a

Pope believing at last touching blood-stained cross (8)

Generating...
21a

Notice soldier holding stick out for OC's assistant (8)

Generating...
23a

Korean dictator to the west trouble for Japanese emperor (6)

Generating...
25a

Was ringing in ears troubling Greek mathematician? (10)

Generating...
26a

Vessel used to be back to front (4)

Generating...
27a

Courageous lover gives heart away (6)

Generating...
28a

Short fellow apparently embarrassed about sex (6)

Generating...

Down

1d

Pack animal left priest in the high mountains (5)

flowerflowerflower
2d

You shouldn't have wasted time over place settings (9)

Generating...
3d

Agree bout fixed for sure (7)

flowerflowerflower
5d

Decadent city in which anything goes (7)

Generating...
6d

Southern states pass on hosting Chinese leader (5)

Generating...
7d

Incredibly optical flickering in old telly limited to one line (9)

Generating...
10d

Red giant she realigned unable to focus so far (11)

flowerflowerflower
14d

English during Root's last century were deafening (9)

Generating...
16d

Spooner's white wine leaked silly man (9)

Generating...
18d

Rower using old cash machine in bar (7)

Generating...
20d

Man sees sports as one (7)

flowerflowerflower
22d

Show the first and third person as objects (5)

Generating...
24d

Flat bottom on which daughter stands (5)

Generating...