Independent Cryptic #1861

2025-10-26

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Across

8a

Bar in old city one with a cathedral charmingly (8)

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9a

Fear any injury except for left hand (5)

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10a

Land on time just the same (4)

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11a

Island people taking mostly healthy breath (10)

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12a

One's bored by wait in the same place (6)

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14a

Admire search for explanation of atom's nucleus (8)

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15a

Sets of triplets caught in street playing (7)

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17a

Sailor bringing Russian crate across border from the east (7)

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20a

Healing evolved via truce (8)

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22a

Too many dogs around keeping one constantly busy (6)

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23a

Old-fashioned steward from Rio hates jumping ship (10)

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24a

US safe-cracker Yankee with something to crack? (4)

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25a

Bad feeling having skinned bunnies for cooking (5)

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26a

City's quiet hotel filling again unexpectedly (8)

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Down

1d

Inexperienced sailor shown moving back to front possibly pulled (8)

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2d

Win point with superior attention (4)

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3d

Half-way through Spielberg film keeping you up cause of 25? (6)

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4d

Orbit I complete when told (7)

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5d

American tracks rising lawyer or 'user of puzzle's perimeter' (8)

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6d

Mother fifty so Scot proposing birth control (10)

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7d

Money due to HMRC money Post Office's IT has pinched (6)

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13d

Detectives turned up bug to sharpen recording device (10)

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16d

Dogs bite back in confusion (8)

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18d

Extract from prewar Magna Carta is something Gascon still produces (8)

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19d

Flipping board game always limited by wrist pain? (7)

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21d

Academic outfits no longer meant to suit everyone (6)

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22d

Sergeant major cuts key in dark (6)

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24d

Spanish painter cycles to the top for exercise (4)

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