Independent Cryptic #1860

2025-10-19

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Across

1a

Help Conservative to hide billions moving account (8)

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5a

Departure for one on ship (6)

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10a

Remote location for one affected their game (9)

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11a

Oddball dismissed seconds from predicted retirement (5)

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12a

Carol never felt unlimited (4)

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13a

Trace of life left in Sackville-West's grand garden? (10)

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15a

Running shot and pole? My hero (13)

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18a

Builder's facing police officer 100 mph in left lane (13)

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22a

Prepare to deep-fry Mars bars for Spooner whose utterances keep coming (10)

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24a

Bride arranged the setting for fantasy (4)

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26a

Book to be collected by car where you're put on hold? (5)

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27a

Since fish nets unavailable one loses weight on ship (9)

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28a

Return wrong filling delivered for pastry (6)

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29a

Foot part of insect eaten by cook (8)

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Down

1d

Species cross including head of human and every other bit of lion (6)

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2d

Local worker saving money (9)

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3d

Stick the rug down in Ilkley? (4)

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4d

Try a lie to distort truth (7)

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6d

Complain again hearing that firing range after August 12th? (10)

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7d

Abandoned lover with skill climbing on top (5)

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8d

Quietly interrupting naval chief talk (8)

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9d

Work over what remains after term for professor? (6)

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14d

Eurovision winner upset country's losing lead wails (10)

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16d

Constant force cracks nuts as stated (9)

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17d

Spotty son managed to bag kiss (8)

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19d

Land with many inlets as if cut by river (6)

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20d

Dock's our standard base behind seafront mostly (7)

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21d

Mean person you'd be pleased to see go (6)

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23d

African dictator smuggling diamonds mundane business (5)

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25d

Large item from IKEA perhaps unfinished until now (4)

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