Independent Cryptic #10817

2021-06-14

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Across

1a

Type of rock providing road-building material (4,4)

5a

Old city's endless conflict in past (6)

10a

Assume power, having deviously enchanted others (6,3,6)

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11a

Showing uninterested state, is told off by head (10)

13a

Charge department for meal (4)

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15a

Secretary to call by one or two, working jointly (7)

17a

One's worked diligently, it's inferred? The opposite! (7)

18a

Skip introduction to funny little man, a foreign character (7)

19a

Sappers taking seconds to destroy train again (7)

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21a

Knock back some speed, a pill or a tablet (4)

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22a

With advantage finally evaporating, finish becomes tense (10)

25a

Annulment priest must adapt for control board (10,5)

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27a

Square cut turns game (8)

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28a

Clubman recalled dropping couples outside (6)

Down

1d

Gets warmer food in hotel that's dearer (5,2)

2d

Ogre with head lowered, seeing gigantic bird (3)

3d

Small volume's middle covering international literature (10)

4d

Betray Resistance straightaway when abandoned by Church (3,2)

6d

Emperor Moth beginning to fly over (4)

7d

Bone broken by Lorenzo, say, requiring adoption of current stress-related science (11)

8d

Did Lee collapse after Confederacy finally surrendered? (7)

9d

I set fire ablaze, being more spirited (8)

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12d

Failing internally, ill orang is stricken in consequence of eating wrong fruit (8,3)

14d

Mark small extract from Eugene O'Neill (10)

16d

Kind manner, one not evident in blokes (9)

18d

BoJo's right wing view (7)

20d

Periodically claim total I earn will get reduced (7)

23d

Flower that may be potted? (4)

24d

Cover charge for audience (4)

26d

Arrest of Briton abroad (3)

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