Independent Cryptic #1840

2025-06-01

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Across

9a
8d

(and 26 Across, 8 Down) Closed in, misused other half few met almost done with Bunter? (3,3,3,2,3,6)

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10a

Say two or three runs one Frenchman gets in games? (5)

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11a

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12a

Smashing woman's love for Kent maybe (9)

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13a

Writer's the writer powerless character inspires (7)

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14a

A last look back for Greek maiden (7)

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16a

Bird no longer seen on South American islands (5)

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18a

Start computer deleting an old autonomous program (3)

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19a

On booze heading west for river (5)

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21a

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22a

Fights in unruly mob tigers must devour? (7)

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24a

Woman never believed as in random canards (9)

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26a

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27a

Welshman last to service vehicles (5)

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28a

PCP from doctor opening time draws in (5,4)

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Down

1d

Good sort speaks: does so with spasmodic repetition? (8)

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2d

Country girl entered in spelling competition? (6)

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3d

Failing Tesla rightfast beginning to question? (5,5)

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4d

Toxin from French fish, a second discarded (6)

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5d

Lorde ultimately inclined to throttle pub trumpeter (8)

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6d

Side road to turn down endlessly (4)

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7d
21a

(and 21 Across, 11 Across) Parrot to be bathed in light: do it twice? Owl was terribly pleased! (4,1,3,4,3,5)

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8d

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15d

Ostensibly popular celebrity on left unknown (2,4,4)

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17d

Greek character lay back beside anaemic creature (4,4)

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18d

Many a house in this Manhattan thoroughfare (8)

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20d

Sister to tempestuous Pre-Raphaelite co-founder (8)

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21d

Immoral women's group on deck soused (6)

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22d

Load for guns in Light Brigade assault? (6)

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23d

Unearth urn containing son to Pendragon (6)

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25d

Mistake to ignore leader in church area (4)

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