Independent Cryptic #10837

2021-07-07

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Across

1a

Loudly incontinent and tense European produces complex sound (9)

8a

Compound found in plant by insect. Clue: Not thymine (7)

10a

Threatened to get better boxing champion (7)

11a

More sex, I'd suspect, leads to cells preventing fluid loss (9)

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12a

Mob bit of rough wearing G-string (6)

15a

Awaiting chains to restrain guards (2,5)

16a

Curse dodgy merchant regularly displaying neglected pet (6,3)

19a

After dumping fellow, somehow life goes on, to coin a phrase (9)

20a

Delayed charging almost all editors (7)

22a

Tool providers wanting drink (6)

23a

Lion-tamer with enormous bird of prey sleeps only occasionally (9)

25a

Drop requirement for live music gig? (7)

27a

Wonderful being involved in prisoners' chats (7)

28a

Basic mistake, at first, to leave cheese around the French (9)

Down

1d

They show current dilettantes to an audience (8)

2d

Ward Duke off in marshland (3)

3d

Popular Conservative finally admitted deserting naked woman, identity unknown (8)

4d

Support opera having key change at the end (4)

5d

Detailed account of where one was? (10)

6d

Prophets accepting nationalist's contemptuous remarks (6)

7d

On best diet for stripping off full-body suit (6)

9d

Ministry put female in igloo? (4,6)

13d

One regards fantastic bushes here? (4,6)

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14d

Shock! Artist stops to look around Scunthorpe on vacation (10)

17d

"The One and Only" broadcast; millions scoffed (4,4)

18d

Private planes or trains (8)

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20d

Position bronze in southern church (6)

21d

It can be found in bathroom, note (6)

24d

Auction of small beer (4)

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26d

Party time for stud (3)