The Independent Puzzle Answers February 02, 2024
Across
| Young dog, hard at work when rodent emerges | GROUNDHOGDAY |
| Doctor hiding antique behind coat | GOLDPLATE |
| Weapon that a sergeant wields | TASER |
| Tory’s struggling to eat English seafood | OYSTER |
| For the most part, full beam replaced with a torch | FLAMBEAU |
| Anyone leaving A&E without left stocking? | NYLON |
| Was gardener protecting daughter after nasty heat rash? | HOTHEADED |
| Where one feels superior, drugged by heroin | HIGHHORSE |
| Is mum giving permission? | SAYSO |
| Collected articles penned by Greek journalist | GATHERED |
| Looked resentful in broadcast | PEEKED |
| Inner self revealed in revolutionary examination | ANIMA |
| Who might give ten percent a year to keep Republican in faraway town? | TIPPERARY |
| Fat pig died in lively annual celebration | GROUNDHOGDAY |
Down
| Cooks topless – and burns | RILLS |
| Yet another hit: youngster displacing top two | UMPTEENTH |
| Very late | DEAD |
| Work permit breaking record, public note | OPENLETTER |
| Information poster put up by corporation | DATUM |
| Beatles song from Before Midnight? | YESTERDAY |
| Land ho! Welcome to Australia, the source of many fresh starts | GROUNDHOGDAY |
| Hound Dog adapted into American black and white movie | GROUNDHOGDAY |
| Man now coming with cash to pole dance | CHARLESTON |
| One-time striker apparently losing weight without drug | LIGHTNING |
| Festival gift perhaps wrapped around daisy, say | EASTEREGG |
| Muse’s Origin of Symmetry missing from a store after renovation | ERATO |
| Australian native and Asian native visiting a king from the south | KOALA |
| Fish heart spurned by talk show host | OPAH |