Independent Cryptic #1815

2024-12-08

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1a

Someone very good before Haaland? (8)

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I assume we’re meant to think of Raheem Sterling who was Erling Haaland’s predecessor at Manchester City. ST – saint , someone very good & ERLING (haaland) and so an all-in-one clue. Not a great start for footballer loathers.

6a

Deny responsibility for noise masking broadcast (6)

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SOW – broadcast seed say inside DIN – noise

9a

Danish care about litter (5,5)

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10a

Notice American's ancestor in the church (4)

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AD – poster, notice & AM(erican)

11a

Parent given further information after signing off child's illness (5)

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MUM & PS – postscript. Not an illness men want to get in later life

12a

Move along stand, seats at the end (2,6)

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UP – along & STICK – stand, bear & end of seat S

13a

Managing loan debt, sell valuable sporting trophy (8,4)

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17a

Back pass? (6,6)

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Cryptic def

20a

Nearly bald? Covering it with mud is ineffective cure (5-3)

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Most of NAKE(d) – bald inside SOIL – mud

22a

Transplant set heavy drinker back (5)

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TOPER – drinker reversed

24a

Lose everything, apparently drunk (4)

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If you’ve lost everything you’d WIN 0 – nothing

25a

Maybe copyright pictures, dividing stock in three (10)

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IP – intellectual property, copyright & ART – pictures all in TRITE – stock, dull

26a

Church attendant attacked holding cross (6)

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X – cross in SET ON – attacked

27a

Grip both sides of high antique (8)

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H AND H – both sides of H ig H & OLD – antique

Down

2d

Hot emission in her MOT failing (8)

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3d

Concrete last of farm's land (5)

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REAL – concrete & end of far M

4d

24-hour tailor's opening after senior royal drops braces outside (9)

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Losing braces – pairs from the outside (pr)INCESS AN(ne) & start of T ailor

5d

Relative at Christmas skimmed a bit of gravy, perhaps (7)

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GRAN & a skimmed (y)ULE

6d

'Sport' finally timetabled with music, drama, etc (5)

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End of timetable D & ARTS – music etc

7d

French director's Tesla stops as intended, in fact (9)

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TATI’S – French director’s & T(esla) all in SIC – as intended

8d

Eccentric who keeps everything in sacks (6)

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Everything inside s ACK s, inside WHO

14d

Resolute nurses Keir ordered to be dismissed (6,3)

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KEIR* ordered inside – nursed by STOUT – resolute

15d

Please register thanks, having been elected (9)

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ENTER – register & TA – thanks & IN – elected

16d

Blue-green blankets to lift up on the wagon (8)

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TOTE – to lift – reversed inside blanketed by TEAL

18d

Queen's favourite new hair gel (7)

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19d

Egg on lecturer's visible (6)

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Sounds like – as said by a lecturer – IN SIGHT – visible

21d

Newspaper even on the outside carries nothing much (5)

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O – nothing & FT – newspaper & outside of E ve N

23d

Line of walkers crossing cold ground that's familiar (5)

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C(old) inside PATH