The Independent Crossword Clues and Answers January 26, 2024

Across

Clues and Answers

Force meeting with defeat – it’s a very thin line? FLOSS
Unhappy Reginald, worried, losing head REGRETFUL
Abundant supply reduced and … what did you say? CUTANDCOMEAGAIN
Quality of oil? Blasting of US county will secure it UNCTUOSITY
Andromeda’s heart perhaps is for Perseus? HERO
Declining, not fine, sick AILING
European and American openness not initially progressed ANDORRAN
Lawyer recalled cheers with university abandoning contest ATTORNEY
Finished going through spoils, returning in intoxicated state STUPOR
Entertaining event: concert with piano at end ROMP
Cockney making suggestions about doctor, Unionist, having an affair INTRIGUING
Complains wood also filled with dull fruit BEEFSTEAKTOMATO
University publisher family gathering about lecturer CLARENDON
Notorious logical figure having change of heart? Just a bit SPECK

Down

Decorative cape provided by some terrific husband FICHU
Old friend stuck with nervous response of the eye OPTICAL
Startled, saying “Run” after incursion by Australian, bloodthirsty SANGUINARY
Little space to hide, say, between manure and cesspit? RECESS
Target of jewellery raid left holding broken stem GEMSTONE
Upset the writer receiving a poor mark in test EXAM
Parisian idler displaying expensive coat around alley FLANEUR
Computer arrangement a depressing affair for person of property LANDOWNER
Likely to spread too, causing boils CONTAGIOUS
Not using oxygen? Possibly be a con with air provided ANAEROBIC
US comedian almost positioned close to the batter? Not I SEINFELD
Time without permanent employees captured in paint TEMPERA
Makes enquiries mostly about tax relating to personal affairs PRIVATE
Knowledge added to collection of animals after hauling up sea-monster KRAKEN
Pistol exhibiting good safety mechanism GLOCK
Plenty of water round here – I fish, saving nothing ISLE

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