Independent Cryptic #1818

2024-12-29

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1a

Policeman having a threesome beginning to titillate fellow citizen (9)

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Perhaps something in miniscule fragment of pretty pottery (4)

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Austria hit by disorder returning in killers' domain (8)

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Journalist's stream over over over at last (6)

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Get back American trapped in African country undergoing revolution (6)

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Concentrates being caught going in 3 directions some more than once (8)

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Confused tot supervised (6)

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Overwhelm single lady with vow of chastity at romantic encounter (8)

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Chinese right-wing politician initially regrets the result of over-indulging (8)

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Favourite pupil welcoming and unusually academic (6)

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Constituent of popular Tory leader with substantial backing (8)

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Rich like lamb sauce? (6)

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He's too drunk to be calm (6)

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Eccles printed out game (8)

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Broadcaster with radical culture (4)

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Solitude: year wasted in a boring manner (9)

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Down

1d

Message bishop wearing lace pants (5)

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2d

Spooner's sexy apostle is in difficulty (7)

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3d

God Norse shows spine (5)

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Begin perhaps boosting current king? Yes in Madrid (7)

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Setter confused over Unionist politician's memorial for the fallen? (9)

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6d

Combined like some soup containing whiskey? (7)

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7d

Pregnancy hormone for good developing isn't blocked by drug (9)

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Haggard book perhaps is something from the sewer? (9)

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Maybe loon meets chap following a different path (9)

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17d

More magnificent kitchen implement picked up (7)

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18d

Got better recipe combined (7)

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20d

Beasts of burden put on islands (7)

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22d

Slogan of TV comedy originally ignored then taken up (5)

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23d

Delighted if your hosts strengthen spiritually (5)

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