Independent Cryptic #10838

2021-07-08

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Across

1a

Moulding young explorer in European parliament (4,4)

5a

Oddly missing maypole dancing mob's confidence (6)

9a

Holding on to snake - it's green (4,4)

10a

Win back some alumni at talks (6)

12a

Superior story about eating on vacation (5)

13a

Rough brats surrounding playground I initially enjoyed (9)

14a

Villains' accents - not British (6)

16a

Second edition on the subject of children (7)

19a

Aide: ring and ask Biden to avoid extremes before heading to rally (7)

21a

Ring scrubber (6)

23a

Tom & Jerry essentially reworked - it has an avant-garde aesthetic (6,3)

25a

Small room love what Lloyd Webber plays (5)

26a

Join revolutionary in ranks (6)

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27a

Live chat describes drawing, say - it's potentially gripping (4,4)

28a

Stages run over street artist (6)

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29a

Lite soda drunk alone (8)

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Down

1d

Lawyer would liberate discharged lag (6)

2d

Hairy? Leads to dermal abrasion with plastic surgeon (9)

3d

Strip in serif lettering (5)

4d

Is run out after batting has collapsed (2,5)

6d

Informed about matches ref interrupts and spoils (9)

7d

Satisfactory beer served up for beast (5)

8d

Joked with injured - taking name for the first time (8)

11d

Motivate stud (4)

15d

Perhaps boxers are knocked out - fighting without energy (9)

17d

Suspect lets alarm off (5,1,3)

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18d

Cruise, perhaps, features deckhand (4,4)

20d

Trio regularly joining morning walk (4)

21d

Watch wife charm Head (7)

22d

Slow to drip compound (6)

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24d

Doctor, say, first to study sediment (5)

25d

Song starts to chart after release on vinyl at last (5)