Independent Cryptic #10821

2021-06-18

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Across

7a

This signals puzzling galore with Phi - source of happiness? (10)

9a

Last of wine provided by vineyard has dull colour (4)

10a

Understood reversed article to be ancient dress (4)

11a

Sound upset, drunk, staggering (10)

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12a

Mostly distribute soldiers around one? That sounds bad (6,2)

14a

Enquiring cry? There’s nothing in the first room (6)

16a

Badly convey Mike’s opinion (6)

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17a

British composer, mentally confused, abandoning carnival city (6)

20a

Sets up European clergy (not men) (6)

22a

Island resident against weaponry is penning article (8)

24a

I scorn struggling to take in difficult English novelist (10)

26a

Wanted to dump man in fact (4)

27a

Power-crazed, facing setback in the rain? (4)

28a

Pressure if parable gets amended in religious document (5,5)

Down

1d

Person Paris no longer nurtured: old, English, with zero support? (6)

2d

Girl’s name partly hidden, in actuality (4)

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3d

Obstacle to soldiers encourages uproar (8)

4d

Bit of racket in the silence indicating work on farm? (6)

5d

Important teacher picked up dismissing component of education (4)

6d

Dour, sour, nasty - like excrement? (8)

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8d

University in peak position: new perception (6)

13d

Sport, mostly pleasant, involving curious old characters? (5)

15d

Banking not about to be providing dodgy data? (5)

16d

Artist capturing energy in fellow - it’s nutty but sweet (8)

18d

Embroil knight in elegant twists (8)

19d

Perhaps Tom’s finished the sauce (6)

21d

Fellow’s upset about rebuke for heavenly figure (6)

23d

Name of Russian beer that is picked up after a kiss (6)

25d

Maori group heads for Hamilton and Auckland, having turned up (4)

26d

Fuel used in older vehicles (4)

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