Independent Cryptic #10825

2021-06-23

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Across

1a

Worth a shot, before wavering, to blow one's top (5,1,6)

9a

Celestial phenomenon results from celestial object bearing a second ring (9)

10a

Coach old lecturer to sing (5)

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11a

Person who prohibits placard? (6)

12a

Constant exercises put on to keep wife quiet (4,4)

13a

Discredit official before cup tie? Only occasionally (6)

15a

Briefly pass around gossip, enthusiastically at first, to canvass opinion (3,1,4)

18a

Minute area covered by minute juvenile cow? (8)

19a

Dreams of Delia's cooking (6)

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21a

Quietly returned cigarettes and beer of old Greeks (8)

23a

Georgia possibly claiming Union is bust? (6)

26a

Modify a flat over time (5)

27a

Behind or up-to-date? Behind, stopping behind mostly (2,7)

28a

Retiring saleman's short trip in car helping to produce sweat (12)

Down

1d

Icons strip naked: start to request top of bottom is covered (7)

2d

Yorkshire city's scam? Quite the opposite (5)

3d

Decayed flesh concealed by dodgy owner (4-5)

4d

Coat left next to court (4)

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5d

Extremely lazy attempt by the French to conserve unity (4,4)

6d

Caught breaking convoluted rule for money (5)

7d

One is entertained by member running around rubbing glasses (8)

8d

Stroke German weapon (6)

14d

Absolutely nothing on main road and train back is routine (8)

16d

Song embracing nakedness - having no clothes, nothing - may be heard here (9)

17d

Suspect seen smuggling monkey bodies (8)

18d

It cuts, it stings, and it rubs, primarily, when the wrong way round (6)

20d

Dance-pop band playing for new partner's child (7)

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22d

Composer runs out of parody (5)

24d

Meal ultimately consumed by Asian? (5)

25d

Imagine cuddling old priests (4)

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