Independent Cryptic #1845

2025-07-06

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Across

1a

Little steam engine in DC somebody uncoupled (8)

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6a

Give away money you put down shaft (6)

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9a
24a

(and 24 Across) Short pencil delivered at end of term unlikely to bend (8)

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10a

Time mushroom picker retired, in hindsight (10)

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11a

So-so hurdler running around yard behind house, not so fast (4,4,6)

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13a

Rush from officially authorised drug (8)

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14a

Say, lie outrageously without anxiety (6)

flowerflowerflower
16a

Hearing from Londoner, Bordeaux sweltering I suppose? (3,3)

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18a

Potty US billionaire stores Tesla upright at the end of the drive? (8)

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20a

Female leader, Tories rampant with her our PM (6,8)

flowerflowerflower
22a

Dickensian fellow with unopened red and corkscrew cross (5,5)

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24a

See 9 Across

25a

Puritanical types obscene in writing afterwards (6)

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26a

Split second subeditor's position? (8)

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2d

Motown changes first two notes for popular opening song (7)

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3d

On bedding male friend's mother, complain to him? (9)

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4d
23d

(and 23 Down) Well, I never put on security belt (6)

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5d

English cuckoo up tree is inspiration for musician (7)

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6d

Unhappy about cutting best work, display temper (4,4,3)

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7d
21d

(and 21 Down) Decoratively hung ribbons used experimentally (10)

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8d

Charge if aluminium boxes also sent to America (7)

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12d

Public doshed out more than necessary (4,3,4)

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15d

That might be 26 sheep in odd places on farming land (9)

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17d

American wit keeps papers in damp box (7)

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18d

Some French people gossip about old pair in rubber (7)

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19d

Son given bottle, stifling a curse (7)

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21d

See 7 Down

23d

See 4 Down