The Independent Puzzle Answers January 28, 2024

Across

Clues and Answers

Cross? Violently angry, I will get to snapping bones, possibly XRAYING
Tell’s apple, brief hazard for lad’s crown APPRISE
Bamboozled and unmasked idiot breaking in OUTWITTED
Hot drink with cinnamon, e.g., using only a bit NEGUS
Willing for those neglected originally to be represented in series GAMEOFTHRONES
It nips, it uses teeth heartlessly, it’s more snappy CRABBIER
They wear shorts and pants BOXERS
Ultimately lose knight to chess champ’s closing moves ENDING
Rapidly recruiting US taxmen for high-level domain? AIRSPACE
Try to pot one red, initially maintaining break, finally switching to the rest TAKEABREATHER
Hunter maybe returning horned ibex hides BIDEN
Fat monk loves eats TUCKSINTO
Scattered SAS men finally strike as one ENMASSE
The Queen Mother entered hot springs THERMAE

Down

Console youngster, shortly covered in kisses XBOX
Island’s unnamed lizard detailed by active conservationists ANTIGUA
Characteristic style of Oscar Wilde I am occasionally to cover IDIOM
Comes through, in adversity – takes balls GETSOVER
Laid odds (only evens) against increases ADDSTO
Penniless, devout old character rising within PENURIOUS
Innocent lass, German girl, gets naked on leaving Germany INGENUE
Nosh with setters followed by hanky-panky around southern county EASTSUSSEX
On board a cabin cruiser, each passenger heads to topside ACCEPTABLE
Girl group first succeeded with brightly-coloured headgear BANDANNAS
Fault in bit of cinematography rectified – version ready for release FINALCUT
Conned king for power, medal and lordly title DUKEDOM
Yankee President cycling over to NATO, say ACRONYM
Rabble-rousing leader has women’s group round the twist WRITHE
Drinks cuppa, left unfinished in hurry HASTE
I think it’s a book TOME

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