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Independent Cryptic 8973

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Neveracrossword | 13:48 Sat 18th Jul 2015 | Crosswords
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14 D. A particularly attractive relationship? (5,4) ??n?c ?o??

13 A. Scammer finally deleted virus to secure breach (7) ????t?r
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..and Saddam = Iraqi leader...I'll wake up soon
20:42 Sat 18th Jul 2015
14 Ionic bond
14d Ionic bond (?)
13a Grifter - 'rift' (breach, in) 'ger(m)' (virus, finally deleted)
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Thanks, scorpiojo and Lie-in King. I had 'ionic bond' as a possibility, but I couldn't see how it worked.
Just as force of attraction?
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Thanks for that - not the greatest of clues, I feel.
Agreed :)
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I'd like to check this last answer.

25 A. Enjoying humiliation, Iraqi leader is cancelling Russian agreement (6)
s?d?s?

I can see 'sadism', enjoying humiliation, but I don't understand how the rest works.
Remove da - Russian for yes
...and replace with is :)
..and Saddam = Iraqi leader...I'll wake up soon
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Thanks, scorpiojo - I was trying to do things with Saddam (a weird thought!), but didn't get anywhere. The 'da' bit makes perfect sense and I can see how it all works.
Lol...happy to help :)

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