Saturday 12 September 2026

Independent 12459 · Bluebird · 8 across · anagram

Troops in disarray after Ukraine’s leader pulls out completely (7)

UPROOTS

U[kraine], (TROOPS)* AInd: in disarray. First read and first solved.

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Independent 12459 · Bluebird · 12 across · container

Retired army engineers beside university wearing ties and tails? (11)

EXTREMITIES

EX (retired), then RE (army engineers) and MIT (university) inside (wearing) TIES

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Cryptic Croc on cryptic.fit.
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