Independent Cryptic #1823

2025-02-02

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1a

Dance round home gym backward (3-4)

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O – round shape & NEST – home & PE – gym reversed

5a

Shout at last shattered glass (7)

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CRY – shout & a shattered LAST

9a

Name of bird with large plumage in the back (5)

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TIT – a bird & L(arge) & end of plumag E

10a

Listen in on what happens in "The Fall" after lead character goes missing (9)

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In Autumn or “the fall” to Americans (L)EAVES DROP

11a

Peak rates upset flyers (9)

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12a

Mushroom found in jalapeno kimchi (5)

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13a

A lot of shrimp and urchin (5)

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Most of SCAMP(i) – shrimp

15a

Wrapping up small bundle containing tail of striped fish (9)

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S(mall) & end of (stripe)D in WAD – bundle & the fish LING

18a

One pecan crushed with head of round kitchen tool (3-6)

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[ONE PECAN]* crushed & head of R(ound)

19a

Unknown number in German boat (5)

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Y = unknown in algebra & ACHT – eight in German

21a

Superior evening meal starting late (5)

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(s)UPPER

23a

Charmed by European with desire in bed (9)

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E(uropean) & W(ith) & ITCH – desire all in BED

25a

Positioned select group around planet's second moon (9)

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SAT – positioned & second letter of p L anet in ELITE – select group

26a

Papa in old picture (5)

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27a

Fall back on side of ladder at recess (7)

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RE – on & L(adder) & APSE – recess

28a

Doctor having difficulties, missing medium bandages (7)

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DR – doctor & M(edium) missing from (m)ESSES – difficulties

Down

1d

Company overthrown by top U.S. Army figure? (7)

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Bad pun time, CO(mpany) & TOP reversed & US – it has plenty of arms or tentacles – it’s arm-y

2d

Please go in vehicle right away (9)

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ENTER – go in & R(ight) taken from T(r)AIN

3d

Lacking energy after tango and twist (5)

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T(ango) & WEAK – lacking energy

4d

A response about training period (9)

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5d

Young animals abandoning large underground areas (5)

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L(arge) removed from CA(L)VES – young animals

6d

Very recently in the past you strayed carelessly (9)

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YE – in the past “you” & STRAYED* carelessly

7d

Approximately under end of elephant's trunk (5)

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elephan T & OR SO – approximately

8d

Friend climbing up to capture grand bird (7)

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PAL – friend – reversed & WIN – capture & G(rand)

14d

Apple reduced price abroad for piece of office equipment (5,4)

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[Most of APPL(e) PRICE]* abroad

16d

A river bank had traps close to shore, illustrating hunter's point? (9)

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A & R(iver) & ROW – bank & end of shor E is trapped by HAD

17d

Old American comedians working together (2,7)

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INCA – old American & HOOTS – comedians

18d

Hunter who gives a damn about nothing! (7)

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O – nothing in CURSER – one who says “damn” say

20d

Playing outside is tiring (7)

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22d

Softly lifted dead part of flower (5)

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P – softly & LATE – dead – reversed

23d

Pickle and cheese sandwiches back in fashion (5)

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End of (fashio)N in BRIE

24d

Tent cut in the back with sword (5)

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