Independent Cryptic #10863

2021-08-06

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Across

1a

Take some time next to counter in New York - it’ll help you get your words right (12)

10a

Rumour first group is out of time (5)

11a

Blossoming in the growing season? (9)

12a

Takes in some fare at supper? (4)

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13a

“Consuming a good deal in drink, tumbling over, getting angry” - report (6,4)

15a

Our pile’s wobbly, threatening (8)

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16a

Salad vegetable, mostly picked, over beside railway (6)

19a

Lake city in USA - really? (6)

20a

Expression of wonder about note a sure thing in virtuoso piece (8)

22a

Get Phi calm, unusually calm (10)

23a

Member of ancient culture in Central America (4)

25a

That chap has reduced interest in bird book set in fabulous land (3,6)

26a

Kitchen item increasingly just overlooked at first (5)

27a

Sports blazer (7,5)

Down

2d

Avian predator ignoring unusually large target (4)

3d

Left pair of Americans either side of IT chief (very attractive) (8)

4d

Minister heading for Uruguay aboard plane (6)

5d

A lot of cows going through border of field, heading off exhilaration (10)

6d

Questing king, late in the day, to slip up with soldier - ready to lose heart (6,8)

7d

Clever, not needing book to be correct (5)

8d

Trainee not quite joining reduced staff in crime busting force (8)

9d

Collection of art college held in it, in modest, largely decorated surroundings (7,7)

14d

Ailing guy, with poorly body, always neglecting variable item of medical data (5,5)

17d

People farming English manor redeployed in yards? (8)

18d

Cultural note abandoned in representation of coastline (8)

21d

Host bringing in beer, also carrying British wine (6)

22d

Courtyard - work to surround it with area that’s elevated (5)

24d

This has nothing on marine fish producer? (4)