Independent Cryptic #10847

2021-07-19

Solve on Independent →

Across

8a

At peace, travelling round southern tip of NZ (4,4)

9a

Gold bag brought over containing small pen (6)

10a

Like some comfy shoes creep doles out? (5-5)

flowerflowerflower
11a

Some characters involved in college tuition case (4)

flowerflowerflower
12a

Issue with old lady getting with new boyfriend (5,3)

14a

Taking drug, get better for unrehearsed performance (6)

15a

Vacuous accountant described by my swearword (4)

17a

Tough youth seen behind a conservative faked it (5)

18a

Leaders in America rightly slam enraged Trump? (4)

flowerflowerflower
19a

Joint a male found by marijuana container (6)

21a

In a state of agitation, he struck pushy salesman (8)

flowerflowerflower
24a

Protest Hoskins making comeback in work (4)

25a

See you said outlaw dogs? But they can give you a lift! (5,5)

27a

Egyptian banker stealing pennies is bit of a tit (6)

28a

Booze time? Hoskins is getting a flipping excellent drop of red (3,5)

Down

1d

Horse with wind knocked over old duke’s pompadour? (6)

2d

If really necessary, chap will get drunk with a tin (2,1,5)

flowerflowerflower
3d

PM inhales dope with Hoskins here and there in Rome (6)

4d

Former Brazilian player sending down large strip (4)

5d

Detectives offer to take in radical US prisoner (8)

6d

A record broken by half-cut sleuth in bed, perhaps (6)

7d

Cloudy and no blue about? You close to Inverness? (8)

13d

Turning 100, Catholic husband becomes sex symbol! (5)

16d

A rogue record label first to attack the scholarly world (8)

flowerflowerflower
17d

Awful chatter hindering a vicar doing wedding vows? (8)

flowerflowerflower
18d

Passage I'll consider carefully from an audiobook (8)

20d

Occasion Her Maj will avoid one giving out lines (6)

22d

Tory with nothing on beginning to bother rabbit (6)

flowerflowerflower
23d

Going around Iranian capital and church is a treat! (6)

26d

Live without sex? That's something to chew on! (4)