Independent Cryptic #1821

2025-01-19

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Across

1a

Start removing number of Romans from testudo in retreat (6)

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5a

Computer confused the English hacker (7)

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9a

What's needed to repair small cut on revolving belt? (10)

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10a

Dictator's talented younger brother bumped off (4)

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11a

Crook did try and go for treatment (8)

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13a

Help guitar player that's forgotten intro (6)

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14a

Try going viral - it's very upsetting (12)

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17a

Removing these does fat lady appear smaller? (12)

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20a

Fender includes one narrow part (6)

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22a

Mint factory is keeping going (8)

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23a

Non-striker switched bats after changing ends in cricket (4)

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24a

Agency interested in aliens - one can blink strangely (10)

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26a

In play an act is very bad indeed (7)

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27a

Neighbourhood what you'd expect more or less (6)

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Down

2d

Outstanding secretary one had inferior to Pierre's one (6)

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3d

Litter in street and someone being sick (9)

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4d

Try and listen to rap (3)

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5d

Marriageable fellow failed to attend a ceremony you hear (7)

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6d

Reliably hot region also coldest irregularly (11)

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7d

Papers no longer like showing maidens inside (5)

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8d

Service still no good (8)

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12d

Doctor's mother storing anything new in drawer (11)

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15d

Businessperson always with hot drink on the go? (9)

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16d

Airborne swallows migrate (8)

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18d

Statistical work realm an actuary has covered (7)

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19d

Bags full of any number of nuts bananas crackers etc (6)

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21d

Heading north graduate gripped compass (5)

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25d

Tot your particular sequence of digits up (3)

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