Independent Cryptic #10862

2021-08-05

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Across

1a

Don't be such a baby - not with team (5)

4a
12d

(and 12 Down) Film tempers their irritation announcing president's return (3,6,7,4)

9a

Some in government ran checks on funding instalment (7)

10a

Compile scores, ending in arrogant colleague winning (5,2)

11a

Puzzling advert against cultural innovator (5-8)

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14a

Personalities say nothing succeeded (4)

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15a

Nothing in unfashionable poets' motors (9)

18a

Poem about food beginning to show model quality (9)

19a

Hide second family (4)

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21a

How cameraman prepares apparatus for big explosion (5,2,6)

24a

Royalty charges include November (7)

26a

Give reasons for experimental network covering Italy (7)

27a

Pet saying involved Africans (9)

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28a

Bombs northern country explodes externally (5)

Down

1d

Entrance German goddess (4)

2d

City's focus as guard to dungeon US regularly used (11)

3d

Astronaut losing head then heart to computer game (3-3)

4d

Colour left unknown in card game (6-3)

5d

Exeter dropping a couple of points before getting one more (5)

6d

Alchemi needs large cinema organ (8)

7d

Reserved some bicycles (3)

8d

Old urgent saying (10)

12d

See 4 Across

13d

Fellow leaves donkey wilted, without energy - that's sweet! (3,4,3)

16d

Offensive 22 sets off (9)

17d

Household pet needs a couple of whips (5-3)

20d

Daughter quietly interrupts pulse with hospital equipment (6)

22d

Apparently commission the French scientific unit (5)

23d

Where lawyers gather among Poles (4)

25d

Industry's foremost visionary cleared out plant (3)