Independent Cryptic #10866

2021-08-10

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Across

8a

On top of St Paul's cathedral there's one copper not quite freezing (6)

9a

Military help broadcast position (3,5)

10a

Line to appear conversational (4)

11a

Daughter joins a corporation - that's a fact (5)

12a

Buggy memory on laptop, ultimately (4)

13a

Romeo - oddly only Romeo - reveals no-win situation (8)

15a

Bird or Turkey stuffing - go large (6)

16a

Repaired noisier air-freshener (7)

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18a

Initially men are recording sound of cow with Electronic Kit? (7)

22a

Very old have nurse to push forward (6)

25a

Narrow escape as armies moving east to west within nanoseconds (4,4)

27a

32 spending a week cycling to see capital city (4)

28a

Sofa frame (5)

29a

Scotsman's focus on game's periods of excitement (4)

31a

A bread almost always contained moisturising agent (4,4)

32a

Country music's lead artist's opening act one (6)

Down

1d

Embrace European giant (4)

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2d

Make metal stiff (6)

3d

Spirit of burlesque - essentially, topless form of entertainment, with no lines (3,2,3)

4d

Film theatre replaces variable, new projector (7)

5d

Canvass doctor and upper class politician about university (4,2)

6d

Perhaps Guy's in control at IPSO - hacking's over (8)

7d

To inflate, for example, say, big, blue balloon - flipping work out (6)

14d

Artist born in Japan - or thereabouts (3)

17d

Finishing off court activity without skill upset business connection? (8)

19d

Curse of the Mummy follows Rain Man occasionally (8)

20d

Recalled gnome used to be... (3)

21d

... cool, showing wit - but not our one, it's beastly? (7)

23d

David Lynch hides with enthusiasm (6)

24d

Name-dropping family member in Northern Ireland's central parts (6)

26d

Lessons from Master before exams (6)

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30d

Finally get to airshow in Bournemouth, say (4)

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