Independent Cryptic Crossword #10932
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REDCAR (seaside town in North Yorkshire) + PET (as an adjective = cherished). Traditionally used at the entrance to a venue when welcoming special guests. — FifteensquaredAnswer
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DIE (synonym="to pass on") in AU (synonym="Au = chemical symbol for gold, from Latin aurum") = ADIEU; definition: "We're going"Answer
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V (Victor in the radio alphabet) + I (one in Roman numerals), with an anagram (moved) of HAS around the outside. Hindu deity known as the Destroyer. — FifteensquaredAnswer
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OUT (banned) + HP (brand name for brown sauce, named after the Houses of Parliament), all in SOLE (a flatfish). — FifteensquaredAnswer
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Brasenose is a college of Oxford University (abbreviated to OU in the names of university societies and institutions), so fools there might be called OU TWITS . — FifteensquaredAnswer
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AGE (synonym="time") in PANT (synonym="struggle for breath") = PAGEANT; definition: "Display"Answer
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Triple definition. Board = table = food set out for a meal; as in “table a motion” = make a suggestion to be discussed and voted on; or as in timetable = schedule of events. — FifteensquaredAnswer
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CA [r] T (barrow), without the R (abbreviation for King, from the Latin Rex ). For the surface, Barrow is short for Barrow-in-Furness, a town in Cumbria, though I don’t know why it would have a problem with Disney musicals. — FifteensquaredAnswer
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Homophone (in speech) of BARREN = not producing results. — FifteensquaredAnswer
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TITANI [c] (Atlantic liner), with the last letter dropped (docked), then A . Largest moon of the planet Uranus. — FifteensquaredAnswer
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HEARS (tries, applied to a case in court) inserted into (stopping) REAL (serious). — FifteensquaredAnswer
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Double definition: to be of the same opinion, or to be consistent (for example when checking cash totals). But I think these are just two shades of the same meaning, rather than separate meanings. — FifteensquaredAnswer
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N (new) + THEME (image recurring), in [b] OND with the initial letter discarded. — FifteensquaredAnswer
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The Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen arrived at the South Pole (12a) a few weeks before Scott’s British expedition – so PRE-SCOTT. Reference to 19a BARON: the Labour politician John Prescott, now Baron Prescott. — FifteensquaredAnswer
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without purposeType
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AD (synonym="short for advertisement = commercial") + RIFT (synonym="break") = ADRIFT; definition: "without purpose"Answer
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CAR (vehicle) + AI (A1 = excellent) + NERO (Roman emperor), containing (carrying) B (British). A police officer (or border guard, customs officer etc) in Spanish-speaking countries. I’m more familiar with the Italian equivalent, but that’s spelt with an extra I before the E. — FifteensquaredAnswer
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P (power) inserted into (harnessed by?) OUSE (a river) + S (abbreviation for succeeded). Opus = a work of music, literature or other art form. The Latin plural is opera , but “opuses” can also be used in English. — FifteensquaredAnswer
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harlotType
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TRUMP (synonym="as a verb, in card-playing = better = outrank") in SET (synonym="ready") = STRUMPET; definition: "harlot"Answer
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We need to split the first word into “Black Wood”: it’s B (abbreviation for black, for example in 2B pencils) and ASH (a type of wood). For the surface, there is indeed a cricketer called Jermaine Blackwood who bats for the West Indies. — FifteensquaredAnswer
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squareType
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anagram of IS + ROUND, + A = DINOSAUR; definition: "square"Answer
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GOB (most meanings of this word are unpleasant, and I’m not sure how it corresponds to “shot”, but perhaps both could be a mouthful of drink?) + S (abbreviation for son) + TOPPER (top hat, usually black). CORRECTION: thanks to Kurukveera @1. It’s GO (shot = attempt), then S (abbreviation for son) inserted into B (black) + TOPPER (top hat). — FifteensquaredAnswer
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BAR CHAT (conversation in a pub), around R (radius). — FifteensquaredAnswer
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Getting togetherType
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anagram of SOHO: + NICE = COHESION; definition: "Getting together"Answer
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British LeftType
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NEAR (synonym="as a verb = draw near to = approach") + SIDE (synonym="faction, as in “choosing the wrong side”") = NEARSIDE; definition: "British Left"Answer
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right-wing channelType
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TALK (synonym="dialogue") + T (synonym="abbreviation for tense") + V (synonym="very") = TALKTV; definition: "right-wing channel"Answer
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DEE (a river) reversed (rising = upwards in a down clue), with NED (Scots slang for a hooligan) around it (crossing it). — FifteensquaredAnswer
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AMEN [d] (correct, as a verb), with the last letter dropped (not entirely). Expression of agreement, often used as the last word in a prayer. — FifteensquaredAnswer
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