Independent Cryptic #10850

2021-07-22

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Across

1a

Unsuccessful football manager took charge after international (6)

5a

Deceitful character's broken promise to cut back (8)

9a

Passionate fellow captivated by contents of erotica (8)

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10a

Rubber silencer fitted round American gun (6)

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11a

Copy note containing right answer with student's help (10)

12a

Cotton on sticky part of plant (4)

13a

Source arranged drugs for part of newspaper article (8)

15a

Raid fashionable street (6)

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16a

Writer's point regularly belies little for the consumer (6)

18a

3 could make the grade (8)

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20a

26 turned round in shock (4)

21a

Frolic before friend with a gloomy air (10)

23a

Introduce charge when Independent becomes accessible to everyone (6)

24a

Put back in controls head of state ultimately sought (8)

25a

Security feature present in electric blankets (8)

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26a

Part of tennis match repeatedly knocked back balls (6)

Down

2d

Mail ignoring Queen's secret affair (5)

3d

Profited from Labour supporting Liberal intellectual (7)

4d

Member of police force becomes tense during bust (9)

5d

Queueing outside entrance to Co-operative Bank (7)

6d

Beat with stick (5)

7d

Get anxious about lifting top (7)

8d

Exchange article with one in supplementary reference for free (9)

14d

Life with former partner is strained we hear (9)

15d

Impose ban on criminal tried in court (9)

17d

Wipe empty table at end of seat to eat (7)

18d

Common man who's risen through the ranks (7)

19d

Passes out: asleep and beginning to snore (7)

21d

Thin mattress leads to night of terrible upheaval for back (5)

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22d

Great act of generosity gives away odd bits to sister (5)