Independent Cryptic #1866

2025-11-30

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Across

1a

Giving lecture do numbers that prime divides (8)

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6a

Get ready for a night out? (6)

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9a

Mathematician's prompt returning cap (6)

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10a

Mother returned by 1 without thinking what might be wrong (8)

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11a

Several quick strokes of the lash as foreplay? (13)

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12a

Eccentric freak caught by mean spook (10)

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15a

Bit of tooth decay multiplied internally (4)

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16a

Let out on reversal of prison sentence (4)

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17a

In shock return edition full of nasty sex (10)

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19a

Small flat subsequently hosts have converted a delightful place (13)

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23a

People scattered seeing snake interrupt radio broadcast (8)

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24a

Bold sound of operatic cycle in German (6)

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25a

Claire has homework including AI's thoughts on topic? (6)

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26a

A lack of banknotes say circulating currently (8)

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Down

2d

Very desirable bachelor perfectly erect (5)

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3d

Every guy in first set of books back for novelist's growing plot (9)

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4d

Islands that are East or West mostly free from big business (5)

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5d

Wild fruit tree in western state present to the north (7)

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6d

Living arrangement snug during English spring (9)

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7d

Organised action saving North American mammal (5)

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8d

Road sign in case you should have motorway ahead (9)

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13d

Peace - Crimea's flourishing with it (9)

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14d

Meat curry good parts horse rib (9)

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15d

Charlie finished cutting grass green again after drought? (9)

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18d

GP's location that's unsatisfactory and wet (7)

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20d

Landscape remains in a box upside-down (5)

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21d

Provide means of support for heel that hurts (5)

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22d

Silly hotel apparently competing with the Plaza? (5)

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