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Independent 7811 solution

Filled crossword grid

The initial letters of answers in clue order spelled PHI’S THOUSANDTH DAILY CRYPTIC. Clues were in alphabetical order, one for each letter of the alphabet. Notes, however, are given in normal grid order.

The fifteensquared page for this puzzle is here.

ACROSS

6              HURRAH; hur(t) ra(s)h

7              SATORI; I rot as (all rev.)

9              INSANE; in san + e

10           THEMATIC; the mat(r)i(x) + C (= X x X)

11           CROUPIER; 0 up in crier & lit.

13           PASTRY; pa str(a)y

14           DISCRETIONARY; s and re in dictionary

16           DORCAS; rod (rev.) + cas(e)

18           LAPIDARY; anag.

19           HUMANISE; hum + anag.

21           RAISIN; I’s in rain

23           ASLEEP; eel (rev.) in asp

24           TUCKET; tuck e,t

DOWN

1              ARIA; ari(d) a

2              CADER IDRIS; cad + dire (rev.) + sir (rev.)

3              YALE; hidden

4              NO-MAN’S-LAND; No(R)mans l and

5              TINIER; NI in tier

6              HUNDRED; Hun dre(a)d

8              STORYTELLER; s Tory teller

12           UNSOCIABLE; anag. + (c)able

13           PROSPEROUS; Prospero us

15           YORKIST; K I in anag.

17           OCULAR; (j)ocular

20           IDEA; E in I da(y)

22           INKY; in KY

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