Independent Cryptic #1844

2025-06-29

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1a

Company doctor meant to tickle you (7)

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5a

King Charles sounded decent hitting balls with a mallet (7)

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9a

Statistician's figure beginning to develop a paunch (5)

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10a

Running out of porridge? (9)

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11a

Dine out and write down impression without bias (11)

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12a

Darling usually left tap running (3)

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13a

Unmoved listening to great soprano (7)

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15a

Sympathise with expert behind following that learner driver (6)

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17a

Cons row on board ship (6)

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19a

Busy type bags excess drugs left in untidy drawer (7)

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20a

Nobleman denied king's reward (3)

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21a

Highly stressed wife rude in public (11)

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23a

Loading bananas half of them in the van (9)

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24a

Furious when gold reverts in value (5)

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25a

Most healthy physicist (7)

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26a

Fox nearly squished leaving large road (7)

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Down

1d

Bawdy cover of epic novel in enigmatic language (8)

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2d

Earth welcomes alien back with less fanfare perhaps (5)

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3d

Water-resistant barrier strip at the bottom? For sure! (15)

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4d

Balls Welshman put where cow's tail should go (7)

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5d

Rustic riven slate cladding that's remarkable to Mrs Broon (7)

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6d

Rail or boat my two substitutes for route around city (15)

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7d

Bad article in Le Monde stupid and totally lacking conclusions (9)

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8d

I appreciate that knowledge is taught (5)

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14d

Metal frame in the door improved security for Spooner (9)

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16d

Awful gag inside the 11 had (8)

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18d

Train not on schedule perhaps ice blocking circuits up? (7)

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19d

Widow earned money in bar to the north (7)

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20d

A bit of delusion concerning in the morning? (5)

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22d

Eccentric gay eats Dorothy's country dumplings (5)

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