Independent Cryptic #1882

2026-03-22

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Across

1a

Eccentric newspaper hack everyone follows about (10)

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7a

Appear keen to serve venison one day? (4)

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9a

Watch dog say beginning to splash through wee in Paris (6)

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10a

Patient alert not wandering (8)

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11a

Spooner's family all named after original matriarch a queen (12)

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13a

Hunting trip mostly free of risk and very dry (6)

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14a

Facing out (8)

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16a

Mathematician telephoned Euler's number after delay (8)

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18a

Stormy piece by Joplin with one sharp? (6)

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20a

Hunt traitor with likely winner outside kept apart (12)

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23a

Royal Marine crosses Roman road in high spirits (8)

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24a

Was an idler after golf given coat then fired? (6)

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25a

In centre of Paris level area for Notre-Dame? (4)

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26a

Peel apart eat lime and bananas (10)

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Down

2d

Move supply of iron by crossing lake (4)

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3d

Fried tortilla drunk flipped with cry of accomplishment (7)

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4d

E.g. more time for homework available after turning sixteen (9)

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5d

A starry role with moon involved? (15)

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6d

Shade of flowering tree in India during visit to north (5)

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7d

Avoid terror gripping globe (7)

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8d

Women given orders by nice young wizard (10)

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12d

Gaunt head of operations keeping rogue state and America apart (10)

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15d

Plan huge upset after kick-off moving right up (9)

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17d

Turn money into Euro abroad (7)

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19d

Hateful gin has one turning to rum in the morning (7)

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21d

Incredibly cap's all made of the same material (5)

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22d

Attend course for police (4)

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