Independent Cryptic #1864

2025-11-16

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1a

Name muscle-bound actor as Fairy Godmother (12)

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8a

Collect Charlie Sheen on Wall Street? (7)

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9a

University replacing last of cheap parking to make room (7)

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11a

Capital winning an event (9)

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12a

Migrants coming through Sandwich or Deal (5)

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13a

Hot on piebald horse wiping head (4)

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14a

Very tough mother opposed to ibuprofen finally admitted to A&E (10)

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18a

True love juggling with two donations - just the first of those? (10)

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19a

Secret alert with ship in port unloading gold (4)

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21a

Recognise Thatcherite Chancellor on the radio? Not at all (5)

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23a

Space to work out my amusing anagrams (9)

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24a

Fast runner passed rival (7)

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25a

Pacific Islander going east or west? (7)

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26a

Charge fellow spreading faeces for pig (12)

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Down

1d

Peel tuber for cooking programme (9)

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2d

Official witness to any Republican dodges (6)

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3d

Cross journalist covering conflict sent on to another (9)

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4d

Long line of cars? (5)

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5d

Dark hens fancy one with colourful legs (8)

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6d

Fleece as thin as tights you'd say (5)

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7d

Charming party held by great guy you hardly know (12)

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10d

Gift wrapping season November's advance warning (12)

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15d

Pieces' pieces? (9)

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16d

Start filling Aussie's truck carrying melons to the north (9)

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17d

Thump insensitive bigmouth (8)

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20d

Break - nearly all want one in Rome (6)

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22d

Where shoes may have to be removed socks protecting you? (5)

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23d

Pick up good tip (5)

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