Across
Sign of very independent move to crush queen (5)
Vegetable served up by inn outside Northern Ireland retreat (9)
Source of story of Egyptian god scam (true version) (9)
Composer about to back away from gun carrier? (5)
Freely confess: 'Ridiculous bonus over short time' (7)
Smith, the singer, has song for a biblical region (7)
Lay hands on book of not so great size (5)
1d
Though possibly Adam, right? Under no circumstances (3,4)
Departure from idea thrills (5)
Laid-back court accepts English as a form of language (7)
Mavericks getting female to keep in good shape? (7)
Cherished origins of royal and ancient tourist destination (5)
Two-sided legislation about a rate change (9)
Literary heroine, awfully gung-ho on the inside, but lacking good resilience (9)
Lyricist's after power charge (5)
Down
See 18
Very hot situation: cubicle door finally blown (8)
See 8
Far right in Texas involved in notorious trial town with a new representative (8)
Be protected by a plant, a tufty one (6)
Scientist from Syracuse building bridges across island and sea (10)
Daisy, perhaps, works on US TV series (6)
3d
Broadcast about hospital department deputy initially being put away (4,4)
Withdraw tender without any prompting? (5)
English audacity, with opponents getting laundered cash (10)
When embracing Latin American hero is painful (5)
If paint is this, it produces discomfort (8)
One lot of detectives having shower, possibly cause of bad atmosphere (4,4)
Hit film comedy, Garfunkel, followed by second half of biblical epic (6)
Handy device prescribed by the doctor? (6)
Way to hit hard (4)
Small shark's peak energy (4)
Hull element turns up for Peak District town (4)
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