Independent Cryptic #10835

2021-07-05

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Across

1a

Save dose if arm wobbles about (5,4)

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6a

Wanting bit of rumpy-pumpy? Pester Mark! (5)

9a

Logic helping the French to accept answer (9)

10a

Dope and rests taken regularly can be a help (5)

11a

City were ahead, flipping Hearts pitiful essentially (5)

12a

English staff in a foreign capital's airfield (9)

13a

Outgoing old coppers brought into hearing (7)

15a

Stop heroin without husband's support (7)

17a

Top record in the charts by foremost of tenors (7)

19a

Parents down, having half usual amount of energy (7)

21a

Big cheese in cafe hit, surprisingly (9)

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23a

Her Maj put on crown for a bit of a laugh (5)

25a

Boredom leads to earl's now nightly upper intake (5)

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26a

A shot sunk in a single stroke (4,2,3)

27a

Want to get rid of bit of dirty mud? (5)

28a

Sorry Republican felt urge for revolution! (9)

Down

1d

A spanner or clip? (7)

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2d

Dope popular with half-cut teller (5)

3d

I’m one mixed up with a lot of passion (9)

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4d

Absolute ecstasy drinking a large cask-fermented beer (4,3)

5d

One known to question seriousness of court official? (7)

6d

Flat British countryside (5)

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7d

Conversation is crude so must be changed (9)

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8d

Most violent end (7)

14d

Old sort of French-style boarding house on Exeter's outskirts (9)

16d

Police officer in bust making fellow tense initially (9)

17d

Hide classified file at base (7)

18d

Sprint to catch red coach? (7)

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19d

Position of Lord's okay with member (4,3)

20d

A ruler's working like a dream (7)

22d

Trust porky husband to eat last of chilli (5)

24d

Academic must collect old evidence (5)